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Meaning of word ferret from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

ferret noun

Meaning : Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States. Nearly extinct.

Synonyms : black-footed ferret, mustela nigripes

Meaning : Domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits.

ferret verb

Meaning : Hound or harry relentlessly.

Meaning : Hunt with ferrets.

Meaning : Search and discover through persistent investigation.

Example : She ferreted out the truth.

Synonyms : ferret out

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lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

good (noun)
Benefit.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

lycopersicon esculentum (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.