Synonyms for ferrets
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : fer-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for ferrets Other synonyms for the word ferrets
- appropriate
- beat
- beat about
- break
- burrow
- busybody
- butt-in
- case
- cast about
- catch on
- chase after
- clean
- clear
- delve
- despoil
- detective
- disinter
- eavesdropper
- exhibit
- exhume
- explore
- expose
- ferret
- filch
- find
- find out
- fine-tooth-comb
- forage
- frisk
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- grope
- grub
- grub up
- gumshoe
- gun for
- gut
- have a look-see
- hear
- hit upon
- hunt
- hunt for
- ingrain
- inquire
- inspect
- investigate
- lay waste
- learn
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- lodge
- look
- look all over for
- look for
- look high and low
- look into
- look over
- loot
- make off with
- maraud
- meddler
- nose
- observe
- overhaul
- peeping Tom
- peer
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- place
- plunder
- poach
- poke
- poke into
- pragmatist
- prepare
- prier
- probe
- prospect
- pry
- pryer
- pull up
- purloin
- quest
- quidnunc
- raid
- rake
- ransack
- rape
- ravish
- reconnoiter
- reveal
- rifle
- rifle through
- rob
- root
- rubberneck
- rummage
- run down
- run reconnaissance
- rustle
- rustle up
- sack
- scan
- scour
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- see
- see the light
- seek
- seize
- set eyes on
- shake down
- shovel
- show
- sift
- sleuth
- smell around
- snooper
- sound
- spade
- spark
- spoil
- spot
- spotlight
- spy
- stake out
- steal
- strike
- strip
- study
- stumble on
- survey
- take away
- take in
- thieve
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn up
- turn upside down
- unbury
- uncover
- unearth
- uproot
- watch
Définition of ferrets
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief."
- As in snoop : noun person who noses around
- As in prier : noun snoop
- As in snooper : noun snoop
- As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
- As in root : verb dig and search
- As in scout : verb investigate, check out
- As in search : verb seek to find something
- As in unearth : verb dig up
- As in grub : verb dig, uncover
- The ferrets are of immense value, and difficult workmanship.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- Well go through it, said I, like ferrets through a ships hold.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
- After dinner Eric asked Marjorie to come with him to visit his ferrets.
- Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
- Stick your legs well out in front, or the ferrets may bite 'em.
- Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
- His eyes seemed to his visitor to be as sharp and almost as red as those of ferrets.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- The truth was the ferrets were more afraid of the rats than the rats were of them.
- Extract from : « Peter Trawl » by W. H. G. Kingston
- There were other ferrets in that dark warren and bigger game to be had.
- Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton
- Some ferrets cause rabbits to bolt rapidly, while others are slow.
- Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
- Ferrets are cleanly animals both in appearance and in their habits.
- Extract from : « All about Ferrets and Rats » by Adolph Isaacsen
- It will not do to hunt with ferrets until they are at least seven months old.
- Extract from : « All about Ferrets and Rats » by Adolph Isaacsen
Antonyms for ferrets
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