weasel
21Weasel — (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… …
22weasel — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Cape polecat, Skimobile, Sno Cat, ape, avoid, back and fill, bar, bear, blade, blench, blink, cat, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon, cringe, dodge, draw back, duck, eagle, equivocate, evade, fade, fall back, ferret …
23weasel — I. n 1. a sly, devious, unprincipled and/or vicious person 2a. British a dodge, stratagem or half truth 2b. British a tip, a reward achieved by trickery The weasel is used as a by word for devi ousness in all English speaking areas. His torically …
24weasel — [[t]wi͟ːz(ə)l[/t]] weasels N COUNT A weasel is a small wild animal with a long thin body, a tail, short legs, and reddish brown fur …
25weasel — noun 1》 a small, slender carnivorous mammal related to, but smaller than, the stoat. [Mustela nivalis and other species.] ↘Irish term for stoat. 2》 informal a deceitful or treacherous person. verb (weasels, weaselling, weaselled; US weasels,… …
26weasel — v Often weasel out get out of, Inf. worm out of, sneak out of, shuffle out of, Sl. sleaze out of; evade, get by or around, avoid, dodge, duck, fudge; hedge, fence, not commit oneself, equivocate, double talk, waffle, beat around the bush, skirt… …
27weasel — wea•sel [[t]ˈwi zəl[/t]] n. pl. sels, (esp. collectively) sel, 1) mam any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents and birds: includes ferrets, stoats, minks …
28Weasel (Farthing Wood) — Weasel is a fictional character from the animated children s television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann. She is, as her name suggests, a Weasel.In the TV SeriesWhile male in the books …
29Weasel word — Weasel words is an informal term for words that are ambiguous and cannot be substantiated by facts. They are typically used to create an illusion of clear, direct communication. Weasel words are usually expressed with deliberate imprecision with… …
30Weasel coot — Weasel Wea sel, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[=i]sla, Dan. v[ a]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cat, weasel.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of various species of small carnivores… …
