RAT
Covert access software
A rat is a rodent larger than a mouse, with a long tail and pointed snout.
Rats are associated with filth, disease, and urban decay.
To call someone a rat is to accuse them of betrayal or informing: He ratted on his friends to the police.
To smell a rat is to suspect deception.
The rat race is the exhausting competition of modern working life.
Rats! is a mild exclamation of frustration.
One who tells authorities
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- squealerOne who betrays secrets
turncoat · stool pigeon · whistleblower · mole · backstabber · double-crosser · Judas · fink
Small gnawing mammal
- verminHarmful small animals
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- tailRear animal appendage
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
gnaw · rodent · sewer · plague · infestation · trap · cheese · burrow
Abrupt pulling motion
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- lowlifeDisreputable, despicable person
- scumbagContemptible, dishonest person
sleazeball · weasel · snake · cad · rogue · villain · no-good · cheater
Puzzle of passages
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- labResearch facility, shortened
- test subjectExperiment participant
- researcherOne who studies systematically
cage · wheel · scientific · trial · dissection · behavior · psychology · genetics
snitch
One who tells authorities
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
squealer · turncoat · stool pigeon · whistleblower · mole · backstabber · double-crosser · Judas · fink · informer
mouse
Small gnawing mammal
whiskers · gnaw · rodent · sewer · plague · infestation · trap · cheese · burrow · nest
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- lowlifeDisreputable, despicable person
scumbag · sleazeball · weasel · snake · cad · rogue · villain · no-good · cheater · liar
maze
Puzzle of passages
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- labResearch facility, shortened
- test subjectExperiment participant
researcher · cage · wheel · scientific · trial · dissection · behavior · psychology · genetics · study
tease
Mock playfully
punk · mohawk · crimp · eighties · hairspray · texture · messy · bedhead · tangled · matted
race
Competition of speed
- contestOrganized competitive event
- daily grindWearisome regular routine
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
treadmill · corporate · career · nine-to-five · commute · cubicle · promotion · ladder · stress · burnout
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- Cyberattack Toolsmalware, botnet, rootkit, ransomware, spyware
- hackinghacker, exploit, hacking, dictionary attack, backdoor
- hacking toolsexploit, keylogger, password cracker, rootkit, malware
- surveillance softwarespyware, keylogger, stalkerware, screen recorder, location tracker
RATloyalist
Faithful supporter of authority
stand-up guy · solid · ride-or-die · keeper of secrets · true friend
- rat's nestsSeverely matted hair clumps
- rat poisonToxic substance targeting rodents
- rat raceExhausting competitive work routine
- pack ratsCompulsive keepers of clutter
- ratted outInformed on someone
- smell a ratBecome suspicious of deceit