gopher
Prairie ground squirrel
A gopher is a burrowing rodent native to North America, known for digging extensive tunnel systems and pushing soil to the surface in mounds.
The word extends to the gopher tortoise and gopher snake, which share habitats or burrowing habits.
In computing, Gopher was an early internet protocol for organizing and retrieving documents, largely superseded by the World Wide Web.
As a verb, to gopher (or gofer) is to run errands—fetching things for others: She started as a gopher at the production company.
Bushy-tailed tree rodent
- chipmunkStriped burrowing rodent
- prairie dogColonial burrowing grassland rodent
- marmotLarge burrowing ground squirrel
- woodchuckNorth American burrowing marmot
groundhog · vole · beaver · muskrat · burrow · cheek pouches · hibernation · rodent
Enclosed underground route
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- excavationAct of unearthing
- denPrivate room or lair
- holeAbsence in matter
digging · mound · chamber · warren · lair · habitat · subterranean · dirt
One dispatched for tasks
runner · lackey · production assistant · messenger · support · attendant · dogsbody · flunky
Internet's core protocol suite
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- menuList of available dishes
- hypertextDocuments connected by links
Jughead · client · server · hierarchical · text-based · browsing · archive · retrieval
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
school spirit · football · basketball · mascot · logo · merchandise
squirrel
Bushy-tailed tree rodent
- chipmunkStriped burrowing rodent
- prairie dogColonial burrowing grassland rodent
- marmotLarge burrowing ground squirrel
woodchuck · groundhog · vole · beaver · muskrat · burrow · cheek pouches · hibernation · rodent · mammal
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- excavationAct of unearthing
- denPrivate room or lair
hole · digging · mound · chamber · warren · lair · habitat · subterranean · dirt · soil
errand runner
One dispatched for tasks
fetch · runner · lackey · production assistant · messenger · support · attendant · dogsbody · flunky · legwork
TCP/IP
Internet's core protocol suite
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- menuList of available dishes
hypertext · Jughead · client · server · hierarchical · text-based · browsing · archive · retrieval
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
sports · school spirit · football · basketball · mascot · logo · merchandise
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- assistantsassistant, helper, aide, aide-de-camp, PA
- Burrowersaardvark, aardvarks, badger, badgers, mole rat
- hard G wordsgag, game, gap, gas, gate
- lackeyslackey, minion, flunky, underling, gofer
- North American wildlifebald eagle, grizzly bear, moose, gray wolf, pronghorn
- pocket gopherBurrowing rodent with cheek pouches
- gopher holeRodent's underground entrance
- gopher tortoiseBurrowing land turtle
- gopher snakeHarmless North American constrictor
- gopher ballPitch hit for homer