squirrel
Tree-dwelling nut collector
A squirrel is a small, bushy-tailed rodent that climbs trees and hoards nuts.
The verb means to hide or store away for future use: She squirreled away money for emergencies.
To squirrel around is to move erratically or fidget restlessly.
Squirrelly describes someone acting nervous, unpredictable, or slightly crazy.
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- scamperQuick, light-footed dash
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- leapSudden springing movement
bound · sprint · chase · dexterous · spry · fleet · lightfooted · graceful
Concealed storage spot
nuts · acorns · seeds · stockpile · store · hide · provisions · retrieve
Gathering mature crops
maple · leaves · acorns · pinecones · fallen · preparation · gathering · woodland
Growing densely outward
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- tuftedHaving raised clusters
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- furryCovered in soft hair
plumed · flick · twitch · balance · signal · wrap · curl · bristle
Public leisure grounds
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
- birdfeederOutdoor seed container for wildlife
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- trashDiscarded worthless material
scavenger · pest · nuisance · raider · neighborhood · picnic · rooftop · telephone wire
nimble
Quick and light-moving
leap · bound · sprint · chase · dexterous · spry · fleet · lightfooted · graceful · swift
cache
Concealed storage spot
gather · nuts · acorns · seeds · stockpile · store · hide · provisions · retrieve · scatter
gnaw
Bite repeatedly at
tail · burrow · nest · chipmunk · marmot · prairie dog · groundhog · teeth · paws · claws
harvest
Gathering mature crops
oak · maple · leaves · acorns · pinecones · fallen · preparation · gathering · woodland · forest
bushy
Growing densely outward
furry · plumed · flick · twitch · balance · signal · wrap · curl · bristle · swish
park
Public leisure grounds
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
- birdfeederOutdoor seed container for wildlife
- atticSpace beneath the roof
trash · scavenger · pest · nuisance · raider · neighborhood · picnic · rooftop · telephone wire · garden
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
curious · chatter · scold · tease · pounce · wrestle · spiral · tag · tumble · energetic
squirrelgrasshopper
Jumping insect, long legs
spendthrift · squanderer · glutton · wastrel · prodigal
- squirrel awayStore secretly for later
- squirrel cageCylindrical rotating enclosure
- squirreled awaySecretly stored for future
- flying squirrelsMembrane-winged gliding rodents
- squirreling awayStoring gradually in secret
- grey squirrelCommon tree-dwelling rodent
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