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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024squir•rel /ˈskwɜrəl, ˈskwʌr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -rels, (esp. when thought of as a group) -rel, v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n. [countable] - Mammalsa small, bushy-tailed rodent that lives in trees and eats nuts.
v. - to store or hide (money, etc.) for the future, such as squirrels store food for winter: [~ + object + away]managed to squirrel enough money away to send her to college.[~ + away + object]to squirrel away enough money to send her to college.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024squir•rel (skwûr′əl, skwur′- or, esp. Brit., skwir′əl),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rels, (esp. collectively) -rel, v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n. - Mammalsany of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
- Mammalsany of various other members of the family Sciuridae, as the chipmunks, flying squirrels, and woodchucks.
- the meat of such an animal.
- the pelt or fur of such an animal:a coat trimmed with squirrel.
v.t. - to store or hide (money, valuables, etc.), usually for the future (often fol. by away):I've squirreled away a few dollars for an emergency.
- Greek skíouros literally, shadow-tailed (ski(á) shadow + -ouros, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail); apparently so called because the tail was large enough to provide shade for the rest of the animal) with diminutive suffixes -ellus, -olus
- Anglo-French escuirel (Old French escuireul) Vulgar Latin *scūrellus, *scūriolus, representing Latin sciurus (
- Middle English squirel 1325–75
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