ferret

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States;
nearly extinct
• Syn:
black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes
• Hypernyms:
musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
• Member Holonyms:
Mustela, genus Mustela
2. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
• Hypernyms:
polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius

II - verb

1. hound or harry relentlessly
• Hypernyms:
hound, hunt, trace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. hunt with ferrets
• Hypernyms:
hunt, run, hunt down, track down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. search and discover through persistent investigation
- She ferreted out the truth
• Syn:
ferret out
• Hypernyms:
discover, find
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes, ferret out