weasel
Meanings
Plural: weasels
Noun
- a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
- small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
- Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
- A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
- Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
- A devious or sneaky person or animal.
- A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
Verb
- To achieve by clever or devious means.
- To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
- To engage in clever or devious behavior.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.
The verb is from c. 1900, from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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