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Antonyms for ferret
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : fer-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr ɪt |
Definition of ferret
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief."
- As in snoop : noun person who noses around
- As in prier : noun snoop
- As in snooper : noun snoop
- As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
- As in root : verb dig and search
- As in scout : verb investigate, check out
- As in search : verb seek to find something
- As in unearth : verb dig up
- As in grub : verb dig, uncover
- His ferret eyes searched the apartment; he seemed counting every article.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Satisfied, now, that there was imposture, he resolved to ferret it out.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
- Also, a ferret's muzzle, and a twist of tarry string, still faintly aromatic.
- Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
- The postman had been watching Pete out of the corners of his ferret eyes.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- “How rude of me-my name is Ferret R. Fable,” he said as he bowed.
- Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
- The ferret is mentioned, as being prolific in captivity, in Var.
- Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
- How will you drag our acres from the ferret's grip of Matthew Haffigan?
- Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
- I ferret out all their secrets and can see through their masks; but I use no witchery about it.
- Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
- I leave you to hunt in the drawing-rooms, while I ferret in the kitchen.
- Extract from : « Japhet in Search of a Father » by Frederick Marryat
- Wherever an industry could pay a dividend, his ferret eyes found it.
- Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
Synonyms for ferret
- appropriate
- ascertain
- beat
- beat about
- break
- bring to light
- burrow
- busybody
- butt-in
- case
- cast about
- catch on
- chase after
- check
- clean
- clear
- comb
- delve
- despoil
- detective
- determine
- discover
- disinter
- dredge up
- eavesdropper
- embed
- examine
- excavate
- exhibit
- exhume
- explore
- expose
- ferret
- filch
- find
- find out
- fine-tooth-comb
- forage
- frisk
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- grope
- grub
- grub up
- gumshoe
- gun for
- gut
- have a look-see
- hear
- hit upon
- hunt
- hunt for
- ingrain
- inquire
- inspect
- investigate
- lay waste
- learn
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- lodge
- look
- look all over for
- look for
- look high and low
- look into
- look over
- loot
- make off with
- maraud
- meddler
- nose
- observe
- overhaul
- peeping Tom
- peer
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- place
- plunder
- poach
- poke
- poke into
- pragmatist
- prepare
- prier
- probe
- prospect
- pry
- pryer
- pull up
- purloin
- quest
- quidnunc
- raid
- rake
- ransack
- rape
- ravish
- reconnoiter
- reveal
- rifle
- rifle through
- rob
- root
- rubberneck
- rummage
- run down
- run reconnaissance
- rustle
- rustle up
- sack
- scan
- scour
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- see
- see the light
- seek
- seize
- set eyes on
- shake down
- shovel
- show
- sift
- sleuth
- smell around
- snooper
- sound
- spade
- spark
- spoil
- spot
- spotlight
- spy
- stake out
- steal
- strike
- strip
- study
- stumble on
- survey
- take away
- take in
- thieve
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn up
- turn upside down
- unbury
- uncover
- unearth
- uproot
- watch
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