weasel
weasel is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons.
- noun. small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
- noun. a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
Common word forms
weasels, weaseled, weaselly, weaseling, weaselled, weaselling
Words from these letters
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