ferrets

Meanings

Noun

• musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
• domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
• plural of ferret

Verb

• hound or harry relentlessly
• hunt with ferrets
• search and discover through persistent investigation
• third-person singular simple present indicative of ferret

Synonyms

black-footed ferret, ferret, ferret out, Mustela nigripes