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ferret

/ˈfɛɹɪt/

Meanings
  • noun

    A small, long-bodied, weasel-like mammal with a ferocious temperament and a keen sense of smell, used especially for hunting ferrets in a ferret-bating contest.

    - "The ferret is a popular animal for hunting due to its sharp sense of smell and agility."
    - "Ferrets are often kept as pets and require a specialized diet."
    - "During a ferret-bating contest, the ferret is released into a rabbit burrow to catch the rabbit."
  • verb

    To pursue or search for something persistently and thoroughly.

    - "The detective ferreted out all the information he needed from the suspect."
    - "We need to ferret out the root cause of the problem."
    - "The journalist spent hours ferreting out the details of the story."

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈfɛɹɪt/



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  2. /ˈfɛɹɪt/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with ferret
net , whet , jet , fret
Variants
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ferret , ferreting , ferrets , ferrety , ferreted , ferreter , ferreters , ferret out , ferreted out , ferreting out , ferrets out , black-footed ferret , black-footed ferrets
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English férh, fērge 'weasel, ferret, polecat'; cognate with Dutch vijver 'weasel' and German Fischotter 'weasel, ferret'.


Trivia
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  1. Ferrets are the only mammals that cannot sweat.

  2. Ferrets are native to Europe, Asia, and North America.

  3. Ferrets have a lifespan of 5-8 years.


Related Concepts
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  1. ferret-bating: A traditional hunting practice where a ferret is released into a rabbit burrow to catch the rabbit.

  2. ferret food: A specialized diet for ferrets, consisting of high-protein, high-fat, and low-carbohydrate foods.


Culture
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Ferrets have been kept as pets for centuries due to their playful and affectionate nature. They have been featured in literature, such as Beatrix Potter's 'The Ferret-Burrower's Picnic'. In art, ferrets have been depicted as symbols of agility and cunning.

How to Memorize "ferret"

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    - Imagine a small, long-bodied animal with a pointed snout and a bushy tail. Visualize its sharp claws and its agile movements.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'ferret' with the image of a small, weasel-like animal that is used for hunting or as a pet.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'ferret' as 'Furry, Elusive, Resourceful, Rapidly, Exploring, and Twisting'.


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