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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions weasel noun  The least weasel, (Mustela nivalis) Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly. The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the family. Translations:  Dutch: wezel(nl)f verb to weasel (present participle weaselling (UK), weaseling (US), past tense and past participle weaselled (UK), weaseled (US)) To benefit by clever or devious means, esp. to escape a commitment (from the supposed cunningness of the weasel). :To weasel out of doing something :To weasel something out of somebody Translations:  Etymology: The word weasel is the direct descendant of wesule, wesle, weosule, a weak feminine noun that has cognates in other Germanic languages (Dutch wezel, German Wiesel), but has no known cognates in other Indo-European languages.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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