ferret
IPA: fˈɛrʌt
noun
- An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
- The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.
- (figurative) A diligent searcher.
- (dated) A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.
verb
- To hunt game with ferrets.
- (by extension, transitive, intransitive) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
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Examples of "ferret" in Sentences
- Pivot, our undescented female ferret, is two today.
- Telemna, our crazy silvermitt female ferret, is five today.
- If I can keep it out of reach of dog, cats and ferret, that is.
- The ferret is shortly joined by his master, a man named Dustfinger.
- A ferret is a small, carnivorous animal belonging to the Mustelidae family.
- Cecilia is sixteen years old; she gently cradles an ermine (also identified as a ferret), a symbol of purity.
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