FERRET as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
   Hypernyms(s) ferret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • polecat (what does polecat mean?)
   • fitch (what does fitch mean?)
   • foulmart (what does foulmart mean?)
   • foumart (what does foumart mean?)
   • Mustela putorius (what does Mustela putorius mean?)
2. Meaning
   • ferret of prairie regions of United States
   • nearly extinct
   Synonym(s)
   • black-footed ferret (what does black-footed ferret mean?)
   • Mustela nigripes (what does Mustela nigripes mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ferret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • musteline mammal (what does musteline mammal mean?)
   • mustelid (what does mustelid mean?)
   • musteline (what does musteline mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ferret (what does ferret mean?)

FERRET as VERB

1. Meaning
   • search and discover through persistent investigation
   Synonym(s)
   • ferret out (what does ferret out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She ferreted out the truth
   Hypernyms(s) ferret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
2. Meaning
   • hunt with ferrets
   Hypernyms(s) ferret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hunt (what does hunt mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • hunt down (what does hunt down mean?)
   • track down (what does track down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • black-footed ferret (what does black-footed ferret mean?)
   • ferret (what does ferret mean?)
   • Mustela nigripes (what does Mustela nigripes mean?)
3. Meaning
   • hound or harry relentlessly
   Hypernyms(s) ferret is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hound (what does hound mean?)
   • hunt (what does hunt mean?)
   • trace (what does trace mean?)