Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 15 compound words that contain weasel. The most common are listed below. Open weasel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- least weaselThe common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.
- Siberian weaselA rust-colored weasel, Mustela sibirica, used for its fur.
- weasel wordA word that negates or removes the meaning of the word it qualifies.
- weasel outTo shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)
- mountain weaselMustela altaica, a weasel of central to eastern Asia.
- Weasel BoyThe fictional character Jeffrey Spender from The X-Files.
- dwarf weaselSynonym of least weasel: The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.
- Japanese weaselMustela itatsi, a carnivorous mammal native to Japan.
- weasel wordingpresent participle and gerund of weasel word
- weasel wordsplural of weasel word: A word that negates or removes the meaning of the word it qualifies.
- wild weaselAn attack airplane specialized for attacking anti-aircraft defenses (AADs), typically surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites and radar control stations, typically with anti-radiation missiles (ARMs).
- long-tailed weaselAny of species Neogale frenata of weasels found from Bolivia to Canada.
- short-tailed weaselThe stoat or ermine (Mustela erminea).
- weasel war danceA dance-like movement of excited weasels and ferrets, perhaps used in the wild to disorient prey.
- Patagonian weaselA small mustelid, Lyncodon patagonicus.
- weasel-facedHaving lean, sharp facial features.
- pale weaselMustela altaica, a weasel of central to eastern Asia.
- weasel clauseAn escape clause; a clause in a legal contract permitting one of the parties to escape ("weasel out of") its obligations under some circumstances.
- weasel clausesplural of weasel clause: An escape clause; a clause in a legal contract permitting one of the parties to escape ("weasel out of") its obligations under some circumstances.
- weasel-likeAlternative form of weasellike: Similar to a weasel.
- weasel wordedsimple past and past participle of weasel word
- chalk-eating weaselA bettor who regularly wagers on the favorite.
- weasel war dancesplural of weasel war dance: A dance-like movement of excited weasels and ferrets, perhaps used in the wild to disorient prey.
- Bonaparte's weaselSynonym of short-tailed weasel: The stoat or ermine (Mustela erminea).
- weasel one's waySynonym of weasel into: To enter a place or a situation by being dishonest or by persuading someone in a clever way.
Compound words 15
- weaselskinThe skin of a weasel.
- weaselerA devious person; a cheat or fraudster.
- weaseleseweaselly language
- weaselyAlternative spelling of weaselly: Resembling a weasel (in appearance).
- cockweaselA term of abuse.
- weaselishSynonym of weasely: Resembling a weasel (in appearance).
- weaselfishSynonym of brotula: Any of a family of ophidiiform fishes, of the taxonomic family Bythitidae, that bear live young.
- weasellikeSimilar to a weasel.
- weaselersplural of weaseler: A devious person; a cheat or fraudster.
- weaseliercomparative form of weasely: more weasely