Nearby Words
Weasels www.yahoo.com Looking for Weasels? Find exactly what you want today.
Weasel Definition Dictionary.com Find Definitions For Any Word.Get Your Free Dictionary.com Toolbar.
Ads
noun
1.
any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
2.
any of various similar animals of the family Mustelidae.
3.
a cunning, sneaky person.
4.
a tracked vehicle resembling a tractor, used in snow.
5.
Slang. an informer; stool pigeon.
verb (used without object)
6.
to evade an obligation, duty, or the like; renege (often followed by out): That's one invitation I'd like to weasel out of.
7.
to use weasel words; be ambiguous; mislead: Upon cross-examination the witness began to weasel.
8.
Slang. to inform.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Weasel
is always a great word to know.
So is tripe. Does it mean:
| speech or writing that is false or worthless; rubbish |
| characterized by or defining oneself by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and support or use of natural products and health foods |
Origin:
before 900; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English wesele, Old English wesle, weosule; cognate with Old High German wisula, German Wiesel
before 900; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English wesele, Old English wesle, weosule; cognate with Old High German wisula, German Wiesel
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To weasel
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
weasel
O.E. weosule, wesle "weasel," from P.Gmc. *wisulon (cf. O.N. visla, M.Du. wesel, Du. wezel, O.H.G. wisula, Ger. Wiesel), probably related to P.Gmc. *wisand- "bison" (see bison), with a base sense of "stinking animal," because both animals have a foul, musky smell (cf. L. vissio
EXPAND"stench"). The verb "to deprive (a word or phrase) of its meaning" is first attested 1900, so used because the weasel sucks out the contents of eggs, leaving the shell intact; the sense of "extricate oneself (from a difficult place) like a weasel" is first recorded 1925; that of "to evade and equivocate" is from 1956. A John Wesilheued ("John Weaselhead") turns up on the Lincolnshire Assize Rolls for 1384, but the name seems not to have endured, for some reason.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
weasel definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
weasel definition
jargon, abuse(Cambridge) A naive user, one who deliberately or accidentally does things that are stupid or ill-advised. Roughly synonymous with loser.
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-21)
Easton
Bible Dictionary
Weasel definition
(Heb. holedh), enumerated among unclean animals (Lev. 11:29). Some think that this Hebrew word rather denotes the mole (Spalax typhlus) common in Palestine. There is no sufficient reason, however, to depart from the usual translation. The weasel tribe are common also in Palestine.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Images for weasel
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.