squirrel

Definition

  • noun: a small animal with a long tail and soft fur that lives in trees
  • noun: any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the squirrel family)
  • verb: to store up for future use
  • often used with 'away'
  • synonyms: rodent, sciurine, bunny

Examples

  • She's 'squirreled' a lot of money 'away' in a secret bank account.

  • Most of his money is 'squirreled away' somewhere.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) She won't fight you no more. I hope that's a dinner that you enjoy. Yes, sir. I don't know when l've had a roast. We've been having squirrels and rabbits lately. My pa and I go hunting in our spare time. You got a gun ofyour own? - How long you had a gun? (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
  • (..) Wonder what he does in there. - Wonder what he looks like. - Well... judgin' from his tracks, he's about six and a halffeet tall. He eats raw squirrels and all the cats he can catch. There's a long, jagged scar that runs all the way across his face. His teeth are yellow and rotten, (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird