furet — meaning in English

English meaning

• ferret noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
• snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.

Senses

furet is used for these senses in English:

• ferret An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
• plumber's snake A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.
• snake A tool for unclogging plumbing.

ferret — full definition

1. noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
2. noun A person who searches persistently and thoroughly.
3. verb To search persistently until something hidden is found (usually "ferret out").

snake — full definition

1. noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
2. noun Informally, a deceitful or untrustworthy person.
3. verb To move or wind in a curving, twisting path.
4. verb To clear a blocked pipe using a long, flexible plumbing tool.

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