Add to Chrome

ferret

Ferret is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter F and ends with the letter T for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(n.) An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A kind of narrow tape usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
(n.) 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.

Syllable Information

The word ferret is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for ferret is: fer-ret


Words by number of letters: