ferret

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĕr'ət, IPA ^(key): /ˈfɛrɪt/
• SAMPA: /"fer@t/

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Noun

Singular ferret

Plural ferrets

A ferret

1. (countable) A small animal that eats meat. Ferrets often hunt rabbits and other small animals. Ferrets are similar to weasels and are related to weasels.

Verb

Plain form ferret

Third-person singular ferrets

Past tense ferreted

Past participle ferreted

Present participle ferreting

1. To use ferrets to hunt other animals.
2. If you "ferret something out" you search for it and find it. You could be trying to find something, or to solve a problem (find the answer). Often, this means you have to go through a lot of material to find a little bit you want.

   Do you think you can ferret the names we need out of the list.