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   ferret

   /ˈfɛrɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown.
   • 2. an assiduous search for something: "he had a quick ferret around"

   verb

   • 1. (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits: "I could show you how to ferret for rabbits"
   • ▪ clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets.
   • 2. rummage about in a place or container in search of something: "he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around" Similar rummagesearch aboutscrabble aroundfeel aroundgrope aroundforage aroundfish aboutfish aroundpoke aboutpoke aroundscratch aboutscratch arounddelvedighuntsearch throughhunt throughrifle throughsift throughgo throughscourransackexploreinformal:rootle aroundfossick throughrare:roust around
   • ▪ discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation: "she had the ability to ferret out the facts" Similar unearthuncoverdiscoverdetectsearch outelicitbring to lightbring into the openrevealget atrun to earthtrack downturn updig updig outroot outhunt outfish outnose outsniff outinformal:get wind ofget wise torumblerare:uncloak

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, from Latin fur ‘thief’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ferreter noun
   • 2. ferrety adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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