squirrel

Speech parts

1. squirrel - Noun

2. squirrel - Verb

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae. 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.

One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gopher miser garner gatherer keep reserve magpie saver store save collect acquire hide gather cache
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Antonyms

wolf spend lavish misuse dissipate squander
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Hypernyms

animal pelt fur rodent gnawer

Hyponyms

gopher hackee spermophile ground squirrel chipmunk burunduki

Phrases with the word

red-tailed squirrel nuttier than squirrel shit Humboldt's flying squirrel Oriental giant squirrel tree squirrel squirrel's-foot fern

Examples

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest. Henry David Thoreau

Now, many of us in the Labour Party are conservationists - and we all love the red squirrel. But there is one ginger rodent which we never want to see again - Danny Alexander. Harriet Harman

[Ambitious men] may not cease, but as a dog in a wheel, a bird in a cage, or a squirrel in a chain, so Budaeus compares them; they climb and climb still, with much labour, but never make an end, never at the top. Robert Burton

No matter how high the squirrel jumps, it will eventually fall onto the ground. Malay Proverb

The squirrel does not talk back to the elephant. Angolan Proverb

Pissed off like a little squirrel with a frozen pine cone. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

squirmworthy squirmy squirr squirrel around squirrel away squirrel cage