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ferrets definition

ferrets


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ferret 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ferret 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ferret 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ferret 
 
  3  senses  of  ferret 
 
  Sense  1 
  ferret 
  =>  hound,  hunt,  trace 
 
  Sense  2 
  ferret 
  =>  hunt,  run,  hunt  down  track  down 
 
  Sense  3 
  ferret  out  ferret 
  =>  discover,  find 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ferret 
 
  ferret  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ferret 
 
  Sense  1 
  ferret 
  =>  hound,  hunt,  trace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ferret 
  =>  hunt,  run,  hunt  down  track  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  ferret  out  ferret 
  =>  discover,  find 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  ferret 
  black-footed  ferret 
  ferret 
  ferret  badger 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ferret 
 
  The  noun  ferret  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  black-footed  ferret,  ferret,  Mustela  nigripes  --  (ferret  of  prairie  regions  of  United  States;  nearly  extinct) 
  2.  ferret  --  (domesticated  albino  variety  of  the  European  polecat  bred  for  hunting  rats  and  rabbits) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ferret 
 
  The  verb  ferret  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ferret  --  (hound  or  harry  relentlessly) 
  2.  ferret  --  (hunt  with  ferrets) 
  3.  ferret  out  ferret  --  (search  and  discover  through  persistent  investigation;  "She  ferreted  out  the  truth") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ferret 
 
  The  noun  ferret  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  black-footed  ferret,  ferret,  Mustela  nigripes  --  (ferret  of  prairie  regions  of  United  States;  nearly  extinct) 
  2.  ferret  --  (domesticated  albino  variety  of  the  European  polecat  bred  for  hunting  rats  and  rabbits) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ferret 
 
  The  verb  ferret  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ferret  --  (hound  or  harry  relentlessly) 
  2.  ferret  --  (hunt  with  ferrets) 
  3.  ferret  out  ferret  --  (search  and  discover  through  persistent  investigation;  "She  ferreted  out  the  truth") 



ferrets definition