English to English
noun
- musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
source: WordNet 3.0
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
source: WordNet 3.0
- An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela or Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.
source: Webster 1913
- A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
source: Webster 1913
- The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- hound or harry relentlessly
source: WordNet 3.0
- hunt with ferrets
source: WordNet 3.0
- search and discover through persistent investigation
She ferreted out the truth.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [fér-ret] Bakasin; pag-usigin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
