squirrel
Plural: squirrels
Noun
- a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- the fur of a squirrel
- Any rodent of the family Sciuridae, distinguished typically by a large bushy tail.
- Someone who displays squirrel-like qualities such as stealing or hoarding objects.
- One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
- A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
Verb
Verb Forms: squirreled, squirrelled, squirreling, squirrelling, squirrels
- To store or hoard something, especially for future use.
- To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
Examples
- Savvy Scrabble players SQUIRREL away their high-value tiles for a bingo opportunity.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “shadow-tail”, from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)).
Displaced native Middle English acquerne, aquerne, from Old English ācweorna.
Scrabble Score: 17
squirrel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsquirrel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
squirrel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary