nnoun.animalmusteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinctSynset:Mustela nigripes black-footed ferret
Derivationally Related Form:ferret
Member Holonyms:Mustela genus Mustela
Hypernyms:mustelid musteline musteline mammal
Inherited Hypernyms:black-footed ferretmusteline mammalcarnivoreplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animaldomesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbitsHypernyms:Mustela putorius fitch foulmart foumart polecat
Inherited Hypernyms:ferretpolecatmusteline mammalcarnivoreplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.motionhound or harry relentlesslyHypernyms:hound hunt trace
Inherited Hypernyms:ferrethoundchasepursuetravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionhunt with ferretsDerivationally Related Form:ferret
Hypernyms:hunt hunt down run track down
Inherited Hypernyms:ferrethuntcaptureget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionsearch and discover through persistent investigationSynset:ferret out
Examples:- She ferreted out the truth
Hypernyms:discover find
Inherited Hypernyms:ferret outdiscoverlearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE