Definitions for water-rat

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Water-Rat is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in water-rat (-aaerrttw).

Definitions for water-rat

noun

  1. any of various rodents having aquatic habits.
  2. the muskrat, Ondatra zibethica.
  3. (in Australia and New Guinea) any of the aquatic rats of the subfamily Hydromyinae, especially of the genus Hydromys.
  4. Slang. a vagrant or thief who frequents a waterfront.

Origin of water-rat

First recorded in 1545-55

Examples for water-rat

Her dwelling was more like the hole of a water rat than the quarters of a human being in a civilised city of the New World.

It is a much smaller squirrel than ours, about the size of a water rat, and beautifully striped.

The water rat was restless, and he did not exactly know why.

It has a flat tail like the beaver and not at all resembling the tapering tail of water rat.

One shoots a poli, a water rat, or a landeer and drags the carcass behind a low-flying flitter.

The water rat, like the good little fellow he was, sculled steadily on and forbore to disturb him.

She dodged here and there like a water rat, slipped in among the cattle and shot out when they swung together.

The water rat is common to central and northern Europe and is well known in England and Scotland.

"Well, perhaps you have chosen the better way," said the water rat, but rather doubtfully.

The Toad retraced his weary way on foot, and related his disappointing experiences to the water rat once more.

Word Value for water-rat
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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