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1. (n.) ferret
a domesticated variety of the polecat, used esp. in Europe for driving small mammals from their burrows.
2. (v.t.) ferret
to drive out by or as if by using a ferret (often fol. by out):
to ferret rabbits from their burrows; to ferret out enemies.
3. ferret
to hunt with ferrets.
4. ferret
to hunt over with ferrets:
to ferret a field.
5. ferret
to search out; bring to light (often fol. by out):
to ferret out the facts.
6. ferret
to harry or worry; torment.
7. (v.i.) ferret
to search about.
8. ferret
to hunt with ferrets.
9. (n.) ferret
a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for trimming, etc. Also called ferret&syl;ing.
Etymology: (1570–80; alter. of It fioretto floss silk, lit., little flower =fior(e) (< L flōrem; see flower ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
2. (verb) ferret
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
3. (verb) ferret
hound or harry relentlessly
4. (verb) ferret
hunt with ferrets
5. (verb) ferret out, ferret
search and discover through persistent investigation
"She ferreted out the truth"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Ferret
an animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes
2. (noun) Ferret
to drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret
3. (noun) Ferret
a kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting
4. (noun) Ferret
the iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Ferret
An aircraft, ship, or vehicle especially equipped for the detection, location, recording, and analyzing of electromagnetic radiation.
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Sense: a type of small, weasel-like animal used to chase rabbits out of their holes.
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 Afrikaans: fret |
 Arabic: إبن مِقْرَض حيوان شبيه با |
 Bulgarian: полуопитомен пор |
 Brazilian: doninha |
 Czech: fretka |
 German: das Frettchen |
 Danish: fritte |
 Greek: κουνάβι |
 Spanish: hurón |
 Estonian: tuhkur |
 Farsi: موش خرما |
 Finnish: fretti |
 French: furet |
 Hebrew: חֲמוּס |
 Hindi: नेवले की जाति का जानवर |
 Croatian: pitoma vretica (vrsta tvo |
 Hungarian: vadászmenyét |
 Indonesian: cerpelai |
 Icelandic: fretta |
 Italian: furetto |
 Japanese: 白いたち |
 Korean: 흰담비 |
 Lithuanian: šeškas |
 Latvian: baltais sesks |
 Malay: feret |
 Dutch: fret |
 Norwegian: fritte |
 Polish: fretka |
 Persian: موش خرما |
 Pashto: موږک پرانګ |
 Portuguese: doninha |
 Romanian: dihor |
 Russian: хорёк |
 Slovak: fretka |
 Slovenian: beli dihur |
 Serbian: lasica |
 Swedish: jaktiller |
 Thai: สัตว์คล้ายพังพอนใช้ไล่ล่า |
 Turkish: dağ gelinciği |
 Taiwanese: 雪貂 |
 Ukrainian: тхір |
 Urdu: ایک چھوٹا قطبی بلا |
 Vietnamese: chồn sương |
 Chinese: 雪貂 |
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