Definitions for weasel

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weasel wea·sel

Spelling: [wee-zuh l]

IPA: /ˈwi zəl/

Weasel is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in weasel (aeelsw).

Definitions for weasel

noun

1. any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
2. any of various similar animals of the family Mustelidae.
3. a cunning, sneaky person.
4. a tracked vehicle resembling a tractor, used in snow.
5. Slang. an informer; stool pigeon.

verb (used without object)

1. to evade an obligation, duty, or the like; renege (often followed by out):
2. to use weasel words; be ambiguous; mislead:
3. Slang. to inform.

Origin of weasel

before 900; 1920-25 for def 6; Middle English wesele, Old English wesle, weosule; cognate with Old High German wisula, German Wiesel

Examples for weasel

Sigmund went searching for the herb he saw the weasel carry to his comrade.

The weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds.

His mean face slowly resolved into a baffled, respectful expression, like that of a weasel facing a trap.

Note the weasel words (a term they do actually teach in law school): “affected community.”

HE Otter belongs to a class of animals which we may call the weasel tribe.

The wolverene is a big cousin to the weasel, and also to the skunk.

In shape it is somewhat like a weasel, and is the largest of the tree martens.

She had read the appeal and says she felt it contained the lies of a killer trying to weasel out of full responsibility.

He connected this fact with Uncle Remus's allusions to the weasel.

I think the American people would like to hear Romney weasel around that one.