Squirrel vs. Rat

Squirrelnoun

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.

Squirrelnoun

A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.

Squirrelnoun

One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.

Squirrelverb

(transitive) To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use

Squirrelnoun

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridæ. 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.

Squirrelnoun

One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.

Squirrelnoun

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

Squirrelnoun

the fur of a squirrel

Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including groundhogs), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other rodents.

Ratnoun

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

Ratnoun

(informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

Ratnoun

(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.

Ratnoun

(informal) An informant or snitch.

Ratnoun

(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.

Ratnoun

Scab.

Ratnoun

Vagina.

Ratnoun

A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.

Ratnoun

(regional) A scratch or a score.

Ratnoun

A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

Ratverb

(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.

Ratverb

(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

Ratverb

(regional) To scratch or score.

Ratverb

To tear, rip, rend.

Ratnoun

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.

Ratnoun

A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.

Ratnoun

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.

Ratverb

In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.

Ratverb

To catch or kill rats.

Ratverb

To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; - used commonly in the phrase to rat on.

Ratnoun

any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

Ratnoun

someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Ratnoun

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;

Ratnoun

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

Ratnoun

a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

Ratverb

desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

Ratverb

employ scabs or strike breakers in

Ratverb

take the place of work of someone on strike

Ratverb

give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

Ratverb

catch rats, especially with dogs

Ratverb

give away information about somebody;

Ratnoun

a rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

Ratnoun

a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

Ratnoun

an informer

Ratnoun

a person who is associated with or frequents a specified place

Ratnoun

a pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.

Ratinterjection

used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

Ratverb

hunt or kill rats

Ratverb

desert one's party, side, or cause

Ratverb

shape (hair) with a rat.

Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.