rabbit
rabbit
Definition
rab·bit (rab′it)
noun pl. -·bits or -·bit
- any of various swift, burrowing mammals (order Lagomorpha), smaller than most hares and characterized by soft fur, long ears, a stubby tail, and the bearing of naked young
- the fur of a rabbit
- loosely any hare
- Welsh rabbit
- Track & Field a runner who, early in the race, sets a fast pace, as to spur on teammates or exhaust a strong competitor
Etymology: ME rabette, young of the cony, prob. < MFr dial. rabotte < MDu robbe, Fl robbe
intransitive verb
- to hunt rabbits
- Brit., Informal to talk continuously about unimportant matters; ramble: often with on
- Informal to depart quickly; escape; flee
rab′·bity (rab′i tē) adjective
rabbit
Synonyms
rabbit
n.
Kinds of rabbits include: jack, cottontail, snowshoe, brush, pygmy, swamp, Angora, Ostend, Polish, Flemish, Siberian, Silver, Normandy, Patagonian; Belgian hare, Arctic hare, European hare, snowshoe hare, Chinchilla hare, tapeti, pika.
rabbit
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- neuter: An experienced vet can neuter rabbits extremely quickly which reduces the risk of problems under anesthetic.
- vaccinate: How severely any one vaccinated rabbit will be affected is impossible to predict.
- chase: One day Cujo chases a rabbit into a bolt-hole, a cave inhabited by some very sick bats.
- catch: They looked like rabbits caught in the headlights of a car, frozen with terror.
- pull: They have turned to pulling rabbits out of hats.
- hunt: Origins: European polecat; the ferret was domesticated by the Egyptians and originally bred to hunt rabbits.
Preposition: in
- headlight: He looked like a scared rabbit in headlights last night.
Adjective modifier
- pet: Simon Taylor, who is TDC's Product Manager has a garden shed at home which houses two pet rabbits.
- wild: According to a local all the wild rabbits here are black.
- lop-eared: Wood pigeons and lop-eared rabbits lazily nibble the plants at the fringes.
- eared: We also have a Lop eared rabbit called Smudge.
- scared: He looked like a scared rabbit in headlights last night.
- unwanted: By using these guidelines we hope petshops can help us reduce the number of unwanted rabbits.
Modifies a noun
- warren: Wanted to rent, a rabbit warren or a rabbit farm.
- hutch: The rabbit hutch should be wide enough to allow you rabbit to lie with its legs stretched out at the back.
- vibrator: Fun Factory Paul and Pauline Blue Rabbit Vibrator One of the best rabbit pearl vibrators you will ever see.
- burrow: These may be holes among riverside tree roots, outlying badger setts or enlarged rabbit burrows.
- fur: The majority of fur products appeared to be made from cheap imported rabbit fur from the far east.
- stew: Rabbit stew or a sheep's head, which would make a tasty soup to last the week, supplemented their diet.
Noun used with modifier
- bunny: This way you can walk straight into the surgery, maybe avoiding that little bunny rabbit or pussycat.
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