Word "FERRET" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
search and discover through persistent investigation
Synonyms:
ferret out
Examples:
She ferreted out the truth

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
Synonyms:
black-footed ferret, mustela nigripes

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Crossword Clues for FERRET

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Nickname of Welsh darts player Jonny Clayton (6)
Polecat relative Commuter 30 Jun 2025
Hunt for a polecat (6)
Search around for an animal (6)
Weasel-like mammal kept as a pet (6)
Fine mistake: alien hunt The Telegraph Toughie 17 Jun 2025
Search out half-tamed animal (6)
Animal with two right paws outside! (6)
Hound or harry relentlessly (6)
An animal Her Majesty has to worry about
Search out measures that are about right repeatedly (6) Puzzler Cryptic 06 May 2025
Persistently search out, around (6)
Albino variety of the polecat bred for hunting (6)
Weasel's cousin Universal 10 Apr 2025
Search through paper carrying slip with English (6)
Albino polecat bred for hunting (6)
Weasel on a leash
Small polecat (6)
Weasel-like animal Newsday 08 Jan 2025
Weasel-like animal The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Dec 2024
Hunt, being a carnivore (6)
Hunt about (6)
To search around (6)
Polecat's kin Eugene Sheffer 16 Nov 2024
Search deeply for animal (6) Puzzler Cryptic 14 Nov 2024
Search out the fitch (6)
Domesticated polecat The Times Concise 25 Oct 2024
Polecat, female, on raised ground in France
Rabbit-unearthing animal (6)
Animal used for hunting rabbits (6)
Search around for the animal (6)
Polecat variety
Search for a car measures have been taken to conceal (6)
Worry about Queen's rabbit hunter (6)
Persistent searcher
Rifle that killed the rabbit? (6)
Just the creature to worry about Her Majesty (6)
Rabbit-hunting animal (6)
Strangely, foster-parent scorned pantos featuring animal
Nose about in a coffer, returning a part (6)
Sharp-toothed animal The Telegraph Quick 31 May 2024
Root about with a small furry animal (6)
Search bishop held by his supporters? The Sun Two Speed 29 May 2024
Polecat The Sun Two Speed 29 May 2024
To rummage
Search for animal Mirror Cryptic 10 May 2024
Polecat Mirror Quick 10 May 2024
Small mammal; search (6)
Search for a killer in the woods (6)
Back again in "16", search for (6)
Rabbit-catching mammal (6)
Something to hunt with - or hunt for (6)
You could seek one out as a pet (6)
Rabbit hunter runs twice into walkers (6)
Hob (male) or jill (female) The Guardian Quick 26 Feb 2024
Albino polecat (6)
Weasel's kin Thomas Joseph 10 Jan 2024
Diligent investigator seeing Trotters acquiring Reliant Regal initially The Telegraph Toughie 23 Nov 2023
Diligent investigator seeing Trotters acquiring Reliant Regal initially (6)
Animal whose males and females are hobs and jills The Times Specialist Sunday 19 Nov 2023
'Common household' pet, per the CDC Newsday 08 Jul 2023
Domesticated polecat The Times Concise 16 Jun 2023
Polecat cousin Newsday 11 Jun 2023
Black-footed pet LA Times Daily 09 Apr 2023
Rummage; skunk The Telegraph Quick 27 Mar 2023
Domesticated European polecat The Guardian Quick 05 Dec 2022
Animal bred to hunt rabbits Universal 03 Sep 2022
Badger’s cousin Wall Street Journal 30 Aug 2022
Sharp-toothed animal The Telegraph Quick 01 Jul 2022
Badger’s kin Wall Street Journal 25 Jun 2022
Weasellike pet LA Times Daily 02 Jun 2022
Weasel's kin Thomas Joseph 31 May 2022
Search; type of polecat The Telegraph Quick 04 May 2022
Pet with a musky odor USA Today 20 Apr 2022
One of the weasels Newsday 08 Apr 2022
Creature that drives rabbits from their holes Irish Times Simplex 05 Jan 2022
Pet in the weasel family Universal 17 Nov 2021
It drives rabbits from their holes Irish Times Simplex 30 Aug 2021
Pet that may dance when excited USA Today 12 Jul 2021
Weasel cousin Wall Street Journal 12 Jul 2021
Pet whose name comes from the Latin for 'little thief' USA Today 14 Apr 2021
Harry Bishop breaks plates
Animal has worry about monarch The Sun Two Speed 13 Mar 2021
Polecat The Sun Two Speed 13 Mar 2021
Search bishop held by his supporters?
Worry about the queen's hunt 
Supporters surrounding Rolls Royce in search
Fuss about the Queen's hunt
Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet The Washington Post 04 Jul 2020
Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet LA Times Daily 04 Jul 2020
Rabbit-catcher to agonise about monarch The Sun Two Speed 23 Apr 2020
Domesticated polecat The Sun Two Speed 23 Apr 2020
Animal often with a 'mask' around its eyes New York Times 02 Apr 2020
Search part of character reference rejected The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Mar 2020
Iron over mistake and initial trouble or dig up? Irish Times Crosaire 18 Mar 2020
Rabbit-catcher's worry about monarch The Sun Two Speed 20 Feb 2020
Animal rights protected by measures The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Feb 2020
It drives rabbits from their holes Irish Times Simplex 07 Oct 2019
Pet that's illegal in California Universal 18 Sep 2019
Blunder to enter gala nearly showing rifle
Stoat relative The Washington Post Sunday 21 Jul 2019
Weasel kin Universal 15 Jun 2019
Search (out) New York Times 06 May 2019
Worry about Her Majesty's search The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Apr 2019
Weasel's kin Thomas Joseph 23 Feb 2019
Pet that's illegal in California
Weasel kin
Search (out)
Rummage around for thin ribbon
Polecat; search The Times Concise 28 Nov 2018
. Worry about engineer in search
Search The Telegraph Quick 24 Sep 2018
Slender pet Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2018
Rabbit hunter's accomplice The New Yorker 23 Jul 2018
Search; polecat The Telegraph Quick 18 Jul 2018
Variety of polecat The Telegraph Quick 10 May 2018
Search (out) Newsday 22 Mar 2018
Slender skunk relative
Slender pet
Weasel relative Universal 13 Nov 2017
Black-footed animal Family Time 30 Oct 2017
Polecat's kin Eugene Sheffer 19 Oct 2017
A jill or gill, or a hob The Times Specialist Sunday 01 Oct 2017
Mink's relative Premier Sunday 20 Aug 2017
Relative of a skunk New York Times 05 Aug 2017
Otter relative Premier Sunday 30 Jul 2017
Thoroughly investigate bishop for breaking plates in Lambeth?
Seek measures with rights enshrined The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Apr 2017
Alter reference, holding up investigator
Weasel relative
Relative of a skunk
It's used to drive rabbits from their holes Irish Times Simplex 22 Nov 2016
Polecat cousin kept as a pet USA Today 14 Nov 2016
Assiduous searcher, bishop in the company of walkers The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Oct 2016
Domesticated polecat The Times Concise 15 Sep 2016
Animal rights dividing supporters
Bishop getting in the way of walkers, beast! The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Aug 2016
Polecat; search The Telegraph Quick 01 Aug 2016
Shaw left fresh water for catching rabbits Irish Times Crosaire 31 May 2016
Search (out) The Telegraph Quick 12 Mar 2016
Animal named from the Latin for 'little thief' Wall Street Journal 08 Jan 2016
Polecat cousin kept as a pet
Animal named from the Latin for "little thief"
Rummage for thin ribbon, measures wrapping roller
Pride : lion :: business : ___ New York Times 13 Jun 2015
Find (out) New York Times 29 Apr 2015
Rummage The Telegraph Quick 26 Mar 2015
Pride : lion :: business : ___
Find (out)
Clergyman joins walkers in search
Discover, with "out"
Polecat cousin
Polecat's cousin
Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet
Black-footed animal
Weasel's cousin
Seek (out)
Polecat kin
Bring to light, with "out"
Bring to light, with "out"
Polecat kin
Weasellike animal
Drive (out)
Pink-eyed polecat
Black-footed critter
Domesticated polecat
Domesticated polecat
Somewhat uncommon pet
Rabbit chaser
Weasellike pet
Search (out)
Uncommon pet
Domesticated polecat
Rabbit hunter
Variety of polecat
Nose (out)
Weasel's kin
Skunk relative
Polecat kin
Black-footed critter
Black-footed animal
Domesticated polecat
Uncover, with "out"
Detective sort
Bring to light, with "out"
Animal that drives rabbits from their burrows
Black-footed critter
Polecat's relative
Search
Search around
European polecat
Type of polecat
Domesticated European polecat
Weasel's kin
Variety of polecat
Polecat
Search around
Polecat's kin
Black-footed weasel
Hunt for
Rodent hunter
Search out
Search about
Search out.
Variety of polecat.
Kind of weasel.
Search about.
Weasel used in hunting.
A kind of weasel.
Weasel.
Polecat's cousin
Polecat of Europe
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