Definitions for ferret
Overview of noun ferret
The noun ferret has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes
(musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct)
2. ferret
(domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)
Overview of verb ferret
The verb ferret has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ferret
(hound or harry relentlessly)
2. ferret
(hunt with ferrets)
3. ferret out, ferret
(search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth")
