Antonyms for squirrel
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl |
Definition of squirrel
Origin :- early 14c., from Anglo-French esquirel, Old French escurel (Modern French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of *scurius "squirrel," variant of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros "a squirrel," literally "shadow-tailed," from skia "shadow" (see shine (v.)) + oura "tail." Perhaps the original notion is "that which makes a shade with its tail." The Old English word was acweorna, which survived into Middle English as aquerne.
- verb hoard
- You been seein' that squirrel that's been runnin' across the clearin'?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The next time that squirrel comes scootin' across I'll say, 'Now!'
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I think that squirrel will stop in the woods for the rest of its life, Peter.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- The squirrel is provident, but no more so than he is fastidious in the choice of his food.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- He waited until he was sure of striking before the squirrel could gain a tree-refuge.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Why should I go round and round after a job like a bloomin' squirrel in a cage.
- Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- She might have been telling a squirrel that she didn't know where the other squirrel's nuts were.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- He had the bones in his bosom; and now it was necessary for him to be a squirrel.
- Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
- Canst tell a ship's topmast from a squirrel if one should heave in sight?
- Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
- He did not get it, but the smoke went into the squirrel's nostrils and made him cough.
- Extract from : « The Book of Nature Myths » by Florence Holbrook
Synonyms for squirrel
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