rats
Sewer-dwelling rodents
Rats is a mild expression of disappointment or frustration, similar to nuts.
Harmful small animals
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
bait · overrun · swarm · infestation · fumigate · eradicate · contaminate · multiply
Deadly epidemic disease
- hantavirusRodent-spread respiratory pathogen
- leptospirosisBacterial illness from contaminated water
- bubonicOf groin-node swellings
- fleasBiting insect parasites
vector · transmission · infection · fever · pandemic · quarantine · Yersinia pestis · bite
Underground drainage pipe
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
- garbageDiscarded waste material
city · gutter · drain · tenement · streets · underground · pipes · basement
Small gnawing mammal
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tailRear animal appendage
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- gnawingPersistent biting action
fur · scurry · burrow · nesting · nocturnal · snout · paws · squeaking
One who reveals secrets
- snitchOne who tells authorities
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
squealer · tattletale · backstabber · fink · stool pigeon · double-crosser · disloyal · betray
Puzzle of passages
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- memoryMind's retention capacity
problem-solving · training · cognition · research · psychology · Skinner box · reward · stimulus
vermin
Harmful small animals
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
poison · bait · overrun · swarm · infestation · fumigate · eradicate · contaminate · multiply · breed
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- hantavirusRodent-spread respiratory pathogen
- leptospirosisBacterial illness from contaminated water
- bubonicOf groin-node swellings
fleas · vector · transmission · infection · fever · pandemic · quarantine · Yersinia pestis · bite · contamination
sewer
Underground drainage pipe
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- dumpsterCommercial refuse container
garbage · city · gutter · drain · tenement · streets · underground · pipes · basement · cellar
mouse
Small gnawing mammal
gnawing · fur · scurry · burrow · nesting · nocturnal · snout · paws · squeaking · litter
informer
One who reveals secrets
turncoat · squealer · tattletale · backstabber · fink · stool pigeon · double-crosser · disloyal · betray · untrustworthy
maze
Puzzle of passages
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
memory · problem-solving · training · cognition · research · psychology · Skinner box · reward · stimulus · behavior
domesticated
Bred under human care
feeder · tame · albino · hooded · dumbo · hairless · breeder · sociable · companion · handling
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
- pet keepingcats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs
- farm hazardsdrought, frost damage, flood, hail damage, frost
ratsdoves
Gentle cooing birds
swans · white rabbits · clean animals · sterile · antiseptic
- 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
rat, ratted, ratting, rat's, muskrat, packrat, rattrap, ratter, ratlike