ferret

Words with a similar base: black-footed_ferret, ferret, ferret_out

'ferret'

[black-footed_ferret.n.01] as in: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

'ferret'

[ferret.n.02] as in: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

'ferret'

[ferret.v.01] as in: hound or harry relentlessly

'ferret'

[ferret.v.02] as in: hunt with ferrets

'ferret'

[ferret_out.v.01] as in: search and discover through persistent investigation

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Examples:
She ferreted out the truth