voles

/voʊlz/

Meanings

noun

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.

Examples :

"The farmer set traps to protect his crops from the voles that were eating the roots of his plants. "

noun

A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks.

Examples :

""Winning the écarté game required skill, but getting the voles was pure luck." "

game entertainment

Related Words

required verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher required the students to bring their textbooks to class every day. "

winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

To conquer, defeat.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

getting verb

[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

subfamily noun

/ˈsʌbˌfæmɪli/ /ˈsʌbˌfæməli/

A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe

"In biology class, we learned that dogs (Canidae family) are further classified into different groups, like the subfamily Caninae, which includes wolves, foxes, and jackals. "

protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

muskrats noun

/ˈmʌskræts/

A large aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus).

"Sentence: The farmer saw muskrats building a dam in his irrigation ditch. "

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

rodents noun

/ˈroʊdənts/ /ˈroʊdəns/

A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

"Farmers often worry about rodents like mice and rats eating their crops. "

lemmings noun

/ˈlɛmɪŋz/

A small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents.

"The biology student learned that lemmings are small rodents that live in cold, northern regions. "