Squirrel

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various arboreal rodents of the genus Sciurus and related genera of the family Sciuridae, having a long flexible bushy tail and including the fox squirrel, gray squirrel, and red squirrel. Also called tree squirrel.
  • n. Any of various other rodents of the family Sciuridae, as the ground squirrel or the flying squirrel.
  • n. The fur of one of these rodents.
  • v. To hide or store: squirreled away her money.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
  • n. A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
  • v. To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridæ. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows.
  • n. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rodent quadruped of the family Sciuridæ and genus Sciurus, originally and specifically Sciurus vulgaris of Europe.
  • n. In cotton manufacturing, one of the small card-covered rollers used with the large roller of a carding-machine. Also called urchin.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
  • n. the fur of a squirrel
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fur    pelt   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rodent    sciurine    bunny    bun    con   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    deferral    epidural    referral   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fox    rabbit    raccoon    deer    otter    monkey    coyote    lizard    beaver    badger