ferret
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
Types & categories
- musteline mammal hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Mustela member holonym
Related & opposite
- ferret derivation
Sense 2 verb
hound or harry relentlessly
Types & categories
- hound hypernym
Sense 3 noun
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
Types & categories
- fitch hypernym
Sense 4 verb
hunt with ferrets
Types & categories
- hunt hypernym
Related & opposite
- ferret derivation
Sense 5 verb
search and discover through persistent investigation
She ferreted out the truth
Types & categories
- discover hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferret |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Mustela |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | musteline mammal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hound |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fitch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferret |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hunt |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | discover |