| NOUN | animal | ferret, black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes | musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States |
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| animal | ferret | domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits | |
| VERB | motion | ferret | hound or harry relentlessly |
| competition | ferret | hunt with ferrets | |
| cognition | ferret, ferret out | search and discover through persistent investigation |
| Sounds | feh'raht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct. | |
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| Synonyms | black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes | |
| Member of | Mustela, genus Mustela | type genus of the family Mustelidae |
| Broader | musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline | fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals |
| Spanish | hurón, mustela putorius furo | |
| Catalan | fura | |
| Verbs | ferret | hunt with ferrets |
| Meaning | domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits. | |
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| Broader | polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius | dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened |
| Spanish | hurón | |
| Meaning | hound or harry relentlessly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly |
| Spanish | huronear | |
| Meaning | hunt with ferrets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
| Spanish | cazar con hurones | |
| Nouns | ferret | musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States |
| Meaning | search and discover through persistent investigation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "She ferreted out the truth" | |
| Synonym | ferret out | |
| Broader | discover, find | make a discovery |
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