English-Thai Dictionary

ferret

N สัตว์ คล้าย พังพอน ใช้ ไล่ ล่า หนู หรือ กระต่าย  sad-klai-pang-pon-chai-lai-la-nu-rue-kra-tai

 

ferret about

PHRV ค้นหา  รื้อ ค้น  kon-ha

 

ferret around

PHRV ค้นหา  รื้อ ค้น  kon-ha

 

ferret out

PHRV ค้นพบ  kon-pob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FERRET

n. 1. An animal of the genus Mustela, or Weasel kind, about 14 inches in length, of a pale yellow color with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been introduced into Europe. It cannot however bear cold, and cannot subsist even in France, except in a domestic state. Ferrets are used to catch rabbits.
2. A kind of narrow woolen tape.
3. Among glass makers, the iron used to try the melted matter, to see if it is fit to work, and to make the rings at the mouths of bottles.

 

FERRET

v.t.To drive out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the coney.

 

FERRETED

pp. Driven from a burrow or lurking place.

 

FERRETER

n.One that hunts another in his private retreat.

 

FERRETING

ppr. Driving from a lurking place.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FERRET

Fer "ret, n. Etym: [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. Furtive ); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

FERRET

Fer "ret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferreting. ]Etym: [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]

 

Defn: 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. Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak.

 

FERRET

Fer "ret, n. Etym: [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.fleuret. Cf. Floret. ]

 

Defn: A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.

 

FERRET

Fer "ret, n. Etym: [F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum. ] (Glass Making )

 

Defn: 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.

 

FERRETER

FERRETER Fer "ret *er, n.

 

Defn: One who ferrets. Johnson.

 

FERRET-EYE

FERRET-EYE Fer "ret-eye `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes.

 

FERRETTO

Fer *ret "to, n. Etym: [It. ferretto di Spagna, dim. of ferro iron, fr. L. ferrum. ]

 

Defn: Copper sulphide, used to color glass. Hebert.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ferret

fer ret |ˈferət ˈfɛrət | ▶noun a domesticated polecat kept as a pet or used, esp. in Europe, for catching rabbits. It is typically albino or brown. [Mustela putorius furo, family Mustelidae; descended mainly from the European polecat. ] • ( black-footed ferret ) a rare weasellike animal (Mustela nigripes ), found in grassland in the US. ▶verb ( ferrets, ferreting , ferreted ) [ no obj. ] (of a person ) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits. • clear (a hole or area of ground ) of rabbits with ferrets. • [ with adverbial of place ] look around in a place or container in search of something: he went to the desk and ferreted around. • [ with obj. ] (ferret something out ) search tenaciously for and find something: she had the ability to ferret out the facts. DERIVATIVES fer ret er noun, fer ret y adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret, ’ from Latin fur ‘thief. ’

 

ferret-badger

ferret-badger ▶noun a small tree-climbing badger found in SE Asia, having a long tail and a brownish coat with conspicuous facial markings. ●Genus Melogale, family Mustelidae: three species.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ferret

ferret |ˈfɛrɪt | ▶noun 1 a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown. See polecat-ferret. ●Mustela furo, family Mustelidae; descended mainly from the European polecat. 2 an assiduous search for something: he had a quick ferret around . ▶verb ( ferrets, ferreting, ferreted ) 1 [ no obj. ] (of a person ) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits: (as noun ferreting ) : ferreting is increasing in popularity. • [ with obj. ] clear (a hole or area of ground ) of rabbits with ferrets. 2 [ no obj. ] rummage about in a place or container in search of something: he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around . • [ with obj. ] (ferret something out ) discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation: she had the ability to ferret out the facts. DERIVATIVES ferreter noun, ferrety adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret ’, from Latin fur ‘thief ’.

 

ferret-badger

ferret-badger ▶noun a small tree-climbing badger found in SE Asia, having a long tail and a brownish coat with conspicuous facial markings. ●Genus Melogale, family Mustelidae: three species.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ferret

ferret verb 1 she ferreted in her handbag: rummage, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish around /about, poke around /about; search through, hunt through, rifle through. 2 ferreting out misdemeanors: unearth, uncover, discover, detect, search out, bring to light, track down, dig up, root out, nose out, snoop around for.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ferret

ferret verb 1 she ferreted in her handbag: rummage, search about, scrabble around, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish about /around, poke about /around, scratch about /around, delve, dig, hunt; search through, hunt through, rifle through, sift through, go through, scour, ransack, explore; Brit. informal rootle around; Austral. /NZ informal fossick through; rare roust around. 2 our headmistress was good at ferreting out misdemeanors: unearth, uncover, discover, detect, search out, elicit, bring to light, bring into the open, reveal, get at, run to earth, track down, turn up, dig up, dig out, root out, hunt out, fish out, nose out, sniff out; informal get wind of, get wise to, rumble; rare uncloak. WORD LINKS ferret jack male jill female kit young busyness collective noun Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Spanish Dictionary

ferretería

ferretería nombre femenino Establecimiento en el que se venden herramientas y objetos de carpintería, bricolaje y herrería, como clavos, tornillos, alambre, cerraduras, etc. , y vasijas y recipientes de metal u otro material :puedes hacer una copia de la llave en una ferretería .

 

ferretero, -ra

ferretero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Persona que tiene por oficio vender productos de ferretería .

 

ferretreque

ferretreque nombre masculino Cuba coloquial Situación en la que prevalece la confusión y el desorden .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ferret

fer ret /férət /名詞 C 〘動 〙フェレット, シロイタチ 〘ウサギ狩りやネズミの駆除に使われる 〙.動詞 他動詞 1 〈ウサギ ネズミなど 〉を (シロイタチを使って )狩り [追い ]出す (out ).2 ｟くだけて ｠〈秘密など 〉を探り出す, 〈犯人など 〉を捜し出す (out )▸ ferret out a fugitive 逃亡人を探し出す 自動詞 1 (シロイタチを使って )ウサギ [ネズミ ]狩りをする ▸ go ferreting ウサギ [ネズミ ]狩りをする 2 ｟くだけて ｠ «…を » (丁寧に根気よく )捜し回る (about, around ) «for » ▸ ferret about in one's pockets for A Aを見つけ出そうとあっちこっちのポケットの中を捜す