noun Download 🔗Share A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. Examples : "The rat scurried across the floor, looking for food scraps. " animal biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. Examples : "The farmer saw a rat scurrying across the barn floor. " animal organism biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling. Examples : "What a rat, leaving us stranded here!" character person moral negative attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An informant or snitch. Examples : "The student was considered a rat for telling the teacher about the other students' cheating. " person police communication society moral character negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies. Examples : "The new employee was considered a rat because he consistently violated the union's rules at the factory. " politics job work economy society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who routinely spends time at a particular location. Examples : "He loved hockey and was a devoted rink rat." person place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle. Examples : "My sister used a rat to add volume to her hairdo for the school dance. " appearance style body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it. Examples : "My grandmother used a rat to style her hair for her church meeting. " appearance style body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Vagina. Examples : "Get your rat out." body sex anatomy organ human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Short for muskrat. Examples : "The farmer trapped a rat near the pond, it was actually a muskrat. " animal nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in. Examples : "He is going to rat us out!" action communication moral society guilt word language negative law police inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To work as a scab, going against trade union policies. Examples : "The factory worker ratted on the union, agreeing to work during the strike. " politics job organization economy business industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats. Examples : "The farmer had to rat the rodents in the barn. " animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A scratch or a score. Examples : "The pencil left a faint rat on the paper. " mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather. Examples : "The captain warned the crew about the treacherous rat, advising them to avoid sailing through it during the storm. " geography nautical ocean disaster weather Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To scratch or score. Examples : "He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife." mark action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tear, rip, rend. Examples : "Ratted to shreds." action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths. Examples : ""I ratted on my friend for not doing the homework." " curse exclamation language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ration. Examples : "The soldier received his daily rat of food. " amount food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading