Phrase Hound found 275 phrases and 179 compound words that contain rat. The most common are listed below. Open rat in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 275
- rat raceAn activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.
- brown ratA rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.
- rat poisonPoison used to kill rats and other rodents.
- black ratA common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.
- lab ratA student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.
- tree ratAny of very many diverse rodents
- smell a ratTo sense something suspicious.
- pack-ratAlternative spelling of pack rat.
- water ratAny of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat.
- rat kingA conglomeration of rats whose tails have become knotted or stuck together.
- rice ratA New World rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail.
- gym ratA person who spends an unusually large amount of time at a gym.
- rat packA ration pack.
- hood ratA person, especially a man or a woman, from an urban neighborhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behavior and appearance.
- bamboo ratAny of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia
- sewer ratThe brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).
- rat snakeAny of many medium to large colubrid constrictors of a kind found through a great portion of the Northern Hemisphere, primarily feeding on rodents and birds.
- rat outTo inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
- spiny ratAny of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae of Neotropical spiny rats, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.
- rock ratCertain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, those in:
- desert ratOne of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts:
- river ratA rat that lives on or along a river.
- cane ratA large rodent of the genus Thryonomys, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
- kangaroo ratAny of many different species in genus Dipodomys, rodents that move about by hopping.
- Rat IslandsA group of American volcanic islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska, between Buldir Island and the Near Islands group to its west, and Amchitka Pass and the Andreanof Islands group to its east.
Compound words 179
- rattyResembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- rattrapA device (trap) used to catch rats.
- ratbagA despicable person.
- ratcatcherOne who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
- RatboyThe fictional character Alex Krycek from The X-Files.
- rugratA toddler, a young child.
- ratfinkAn informer or spy; a traitor.
- ratlineThe rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
- ratholeAn entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
- rattailAny of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.