nounπShareThe least weasel, Mustela nivalis."A small brown weasel darted across the farmer's field. "animalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly."The farmer set traps to protect his chickens from the weasels that were sneaking into the hen house. "animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family."Scientists sometimes refer to the Mustelidae family as the family of weasels. "animalbiologynatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA devious or sneaky person or animal.""My brother and his friends are such weasels; they always try to cheat at board games." "characteranimalpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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."After spinning her own wool yarn, Grandma used her weasels to measure exactly how many yards she had made for her knitting project. "utensilmachineitemworktechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo achieve by clever or devious means."She weaseled her way into the front row by pretending to be a journalist. "actionachievementcharacterbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo gain something for oneself by clever or devious means."The student weaseled out of doing the extra homework assignment by claiming a sudden illness. "charactermoralattitudeactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo engage in clever or devious behavior."He tried to weasel out of doing his chores by pretending to be sick. "charactermoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
