squirrel
Syllables: squir·rel/ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/US/ˈskwɝ(ə)l/
squirrel noun: any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
Noun
squirrel (plural squirrels)
- Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- tree squirrels
- ground squirrels
- Synonyms:
- sciurid
- Any of those distinguished typically by a large bushy tail; any of the tree squirrels of subfamily Sciurinae or phenotypically similar sciurids.
- Someone who displays squirrel-like qualities such as stealing or hoarding objects.
- One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
- A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
Verb
squirrel (third-person singular simple present squirrels, present participle (US) squirreling or (UK) squirrelling, simple past and past participle (US) squirreled or (UK) squirrelled)
- To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use.
- To become distracted.
squirrel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
squirrel in Hindi
- rodent
- गिलहरी gilahrī
squirrel in Tamil
- rodent
- அணில் aṇil
- to store in a secretive manner
- பதுக்கு patukku
squirrel in Marathi
- rodent
- खार khār
squirrel in Urdu
- rodent
- گلہری gilahrī
More languagesFewer languages
- squirrel in Bengali
- কাঠবিড়াল
- squirrel in Telugu
- ఉడుత uḍuta
- squirrel in Malayalam
- അണ്ണാൻ aṇṇāṉ, അണ്ണാരക്കണ്ണൻ aṇṇārakkaṇṇaṉ
- squirrel in Kannada
- ಅಳಿಲು aḷilu
- squirrel in Punjabi
- ਕਾਟੋ kāṭo, ਗਾਲ੍ਹੜ gālhaṛ
- squirrel in Gujarati
- ખિસકોલી khiskolī
- squirrel in Sanskrit
- वृक्षमर्कटिका vṛkṣamarkaṭikā, वृक्षशायिका vṛkṣaśāyikā
- squirrel in Sinhala
- ලේනා lēnā
- squirrel in Assamese
- কেৰ্কেটুৱা kerketua
- squirrel in Nepali
- लोखर्के lokharke
- squirrel in Tagalog
- ardilya, buot
- squirrel in Arabic
- سِنْجَاب sinjāb
- squirrel in Malay
- tupai, bajing
- squirrel in Indonesian
- bajing, tupai
- squirrel in Persian
- سنجاب sanjâb, وروره varvare
- squirrel in Thai
- กระรอก grà-rɔ̂ɔk
- squirrel in Vietnamese
- sóc
- squirrel in Myanmar
- ရှဉ့် hrany.
- Kashmiri
- گِلۂرؠ gilhạr'
Examples of squirrel in a sentence
- The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.
- The squirrel cheeked some nuts before heading back to its nest.
- My mother warned me not to squirrel around in my dad's workshop.
Synonyms of squirrel
Forms of squirrel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | squirrels |
| alternative form (obsolete) | squirril |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | squirrels |
| present participle US | squirreling |
| present participle UK | squirrelling |
| past participle US | squirreled |
| past US | squirreled |
| past participle UK | squirrelled |
| past UK | squirrelled |
Origin of squirrel
From Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “shadow-tail”, from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)). Displaced native Middle English acquerne, aquerne, from Old English ācweorna. See dialectical English con and puristic English oakwern.
Words formed from squirrel
- Abert squirrel
- Abert's squirrel
- African giant squirrel
- African pygmy squirrel
- antelope squirrel
- antisquirrel
- barking squirrel
- cat squirrel
- chipping squirrel
- chip-squirrel
- Douglas squirrel
- even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while
- even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then
- even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while
- fart squirrel
- Finlayson's squirrel
- flickertail squirrel
- flying squirrel
- fox squirrel
- Fremont's squirrel
- gray squirrel
- grey squirrel
- ground squirrel
- gummy squirrel
- Himalayan striped squirrel
- Japanese squirrel
- Kaibab squirrel
- leopard squirrel
- monkey squirrel
- northern palm squirrel
- nuttier than squirrel poop
- nuttier than squirrel shit
- Oriental giant squirrel
- palm squirrel
- parka squirrel
- pink squirrel
- Prevost's squirrel
- purple squirrel
- red squirrel
- red-tailed squirrel
- secret squirrel
- she-squirrel
- shrew-faced squirrel
- Siberian squirrel
- squirrel-brain
- squirrel cage
- squirrel-cage motor
- squirrelcide
- squirrel corn
- squirreldom
- squirreless
- squirrelfish
- squirrel fish
- squirrel friend
- squirrel frog
- squirrel glider
- squirrel grass
- squirrel grip
- squirrel hake
- squirrelian
Phrases with squirrel
- squirrel away
- squirrel king
- squirrel cages
- squirrel frogs
- squirrel grips
- squirrel hakes
- squirrel kings
- squirrel wheel
- sugar squirrel
- squirrel around
- squirrel monkey
- squirrel wheels
41 more phrasesFewer phrases
- squirrel friends
- squirrel gliders
- squirrel grasses
- squirrel monkeys
- squirrel whiskey
- variable squirrel
- squirrel tree frog
- pale giant squirrel
- squirrel tree frogs
- black giant squirrel
- gray ground squirrel
- eastern gray squirrel
- Indian giant squirrel
- tassel-eared squirrel
- Arctic ground squirrel
- common squirrel monkey
- Malabar giant squirrel
- Malayan giant squirrel
- russet ground squirrel
- common squirrel monkeys
- grizzled giant squirrel
- leopard ground squirrel
- mantled ground squirrel
- Siberian flying squirrel
- southern flying squirrel
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
- Belding's ground squirrel
- Columbian ground squirrel
- Mount Graham red squirrel
- bare-eared squirrel monkey
- Humboldt's flying squirrel
- bare-eared squirrel monkeys
- cream-colored giant squirrel
- Richardson's ground squirrel
- cream-coloured giant squirrel
- spotted giant flying squirrel
- three-striped ground squirrel
- golden-mantled ground squirrel
- South American squirrel monkey
- thirteen-lined ground squirrel
- South American squirrel monkeys
Words that rhyme with squirrel
Questions about squirrel
- What does squirrel mean?
- Squirrel means any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- What is squirrel in Hindi?
- Squirrel in Hindi is गिलहरी (gilahrī). See Squirrel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is squirrel?
- Squirrel can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce squirrel?
- Squirrel is pronounced /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/ (UK).
- What is the plural of squirrel?
- The plural of squirrel is squirrels.
Words near squirrel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: squirrel (page history and authors); squirrel (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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