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ferret
noun as in prier
noun as in snoop
noun as in snooper
verb as in grub
verb as in ransack
Strong matches
verb as in root
verb as in scout
verb as in search
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
The modern discipline of psychology would ferret out the private motives of regular and refined collectors alike.
The study also included an animal experiment using ferrets, which are highly susceptible to H5N1.
We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.
That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats.
Taylor ferrets out the secret with her bloodthirsty relentlessness and immediately raises pandemonium.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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