ferretnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfer.ɪt/us/ˈfer.ət/a small, yellowish-white animal with a long body, bred for hunting rabbits and other small animals
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Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- bandicoot
- big beast
- giant panda
- giraffe
- grizzly bear
- hedgehog
- hippopotamus
- panda
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
- tusker
- vampire bat
- wallaby
- weasel
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ferretverb
uk/ˈfer.ɪt/us/ˈfer.ɪt/informal[ I + adv/prep ] UK to search for something by moving things around with your hands, especially in a drawer, bag, or other closed space:
I was just ferreting around in my drawer for my passport.
[ I ] to search for something or someone, by looking in many places or asking many questions:
After a bit of ferreting, I managed to find his address.
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Searching
- a needle in a haystack idiom
- beachcomber
- bounty hunter
- burrow
- cast around
- dig
- drag
- nose
- pick
- pick through sth
- poke
- poke around
- quest
- seek
- trail
- turn a place inside out idiom
- turn sth upside down idiom
- wanted
- wild-goose chase
- witch hunt
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Phrasal verb(s)
ferret sth out