Squirrel
['skwɪr(ə)l] or ['skwɝrəl]
Definition
(noun.) a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail.
(noun.) the fur of a squirrel.
Editor: Manuel--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows.
(v. i.) One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
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Definition
n. a nimble reddish-brown rodent little animal with hairy tail and large eyes mainly of arboreal habit.—ns. Squirr′el-fish a holocentroid tropical fish; Squirr′el-tail any one of several grasses of the genus Hordeum with long hair-like awns: a cap of squirrel-skins with a tail hanging down behind.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing squirrels, denotes that pleasant friends will soon visit you. You will see advancement in your business also. To kill a squirrel, denotes that you will be unfriendly and disliked. To pet one, signifies family joy. To see a dog chasing one, foretells disagreements and unpleasantness among friends.
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Examples
- It's like going round in a squirrel cage. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Was it some one who had watched the swift, sure-footed spring of a bushy-tailed squirrel from branch to branch? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Or There is a squirrel; how can I get it? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He would like to have had the squirrel with him in his pocket. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But it does not follow from this fact that the structure of each squirrel is the best that it is possible to conceive under all possible conditions. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I've made such quantities it would be hard to choose which I'd have, said Laurie, lying flat and throwing cones at the squirrel who had betrayed him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He might as well have provided them for a squirrel or a magpie. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Squirrels were busy with their small harvesting. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Bats, bears, some animals of the rodent order, such as the porcupine, the dormouse, some squirrels, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Sidney