Weasel
14 definitions retrieved  Weasel \Wea"sel\, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[imac]sla, Dan. v[aum]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cat, weasel.] (Zool.) Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons. [1913 Webster] Malacca weasel, the rasse. Weasel coot, a female or young male of the smew; -- so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a weasel. Called also weasel duck. Weasel lemur, a short-tailed lemur ({Lepilemur mustelinus}). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown below, with the throat white. [1913 Webster]  weasel n 1: a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky 2: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck  weasel or accidentally does things that are stupid or ill-advised. Roughly synonymous with loser. [Jargon File] (1995-03-21)  weasel n. [Cambridge] A naive user, one who deliberately or accidentally does things that are stupid or ill-advised. Roughly synonymous with loser.  Weasel (Heb. holedh), enumerated among unclean animals (Lev. 11:29). Some think that this Hebrew word rather denotes the mole (Spalax typhlus) common in Palestine. There is no sufficient reason, however, to depart from the usual translation. The weasel tribe are common also in Palestine.  weasel [wiːzl] Wiesel  weasel [wiːzl] belette  weasel agyafúrtember buzgómócsing menyét sunyiember túlbuzgóember  weasel [wiːzl] ictis; mustela  weasel [wiːzl] wezel  weasel [wiːzl] vessla  weasel Wiesel m [zool.] weasel [Am.] [coll.] schwafeln  86 Moby Thesaurus words for "weasel": Argus, Cape polecat, Skimobile, Sno-Cat, ape, avoid, back and fill, bar, bear, blade, blench, blink, cat, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon, cringe, dodge, draw back, duck, eagle, equivocate, evade, fade, fall back, ferret, flinch, foumart, glutton, groundhog, guinea pig, hang back, hawk, hedge, hedgehog, hem and haw, hum and haw, jib, lynx, mince the truth, mince words, monk, monkey, mousehound, opossum, palter, parry, polecat, porcupine, possum, prairie dog, prevaricate, pull back, pussyfoot, quail, quill pig, raccoon, recoil, reel back, retreat, runner, sheer off, shrink, shrink back, shuffle, shy, sidestep, skunk, sled, sleigh, slink, sneaker, snowmobile, start aside, start back, swerve, tergiversate, turn aside, waffle, weasel out, whistle-pig, wince, wolverine, woodchuck, zoril Weasel related |
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