Weasel meaning
Any of various carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a long slender body, a long tail, short legs, and brownish fur that in many species turns white in winter.
noun
A person regarded as sneaky or treacherous.
noun
To be evasive; equivocate.
verb
The definition of a weasel is an animal in the genus Mustela that's thin, has a long tail and eats small animals, or a sneaky person.
An example of a weasel is the creature chased by a monkey around the mulberry bush.
An example of a weasel is a person who always finagles more than she or he deserves.
noun
Any of various agile musteline carnivores (esp. genus Mustela) with a long, slender body, short legs, and a long, bushy tail: they feed on rats, mice, birds, eggs, etc. and are found worldwide.
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A sly, cunning, or sneaky person.
noun
To use weasel words.
verb
(informal) To avoid or evade a commitment or responsibility.
verb
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
noun
(reflexive) To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in clever or devious behavior.
verb
The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.
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A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
weasel
Plural:
weaselsOrigin of weasel
- Middle English wesele from Old English wesle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ (compare West Frisian wezeling, Low German Wessel, Wissel, Dutch wezel, German Wiesel, Swedish vessla), from Proto-Indo-European *wiselos (compare Irish fíal 'ferret'), from *wis- 'musk, stink' (compare Latin virus 'slimy liquid, mud; stench', Sanskrit विस्र (visra) 'musty, smelling of raw meat)'.
From Wiktionary
- The verb comes from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.
From Wiktionary