rat

Word Type

n.

rat Meaning Definition

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World.

Synonyms for rat

Angora goat,Arctic fox,Belgian hare,Benedict Arnold,Brutus,Caffre cat,Indian buffalo,Judas,Judas Iscariot,Kodiak bear,Quisling,SOB,Virginia deer,aardvark,aardwolf,alpaca,anteater,antelope,antelope chipmunk,aoudad,apar,apostate,apostatize,archtraitor,armadillo,ass,aurochs,babble,badger,bandicoot,bassarisk,bastard,bat,be indiscreet,be unguarded,bear,bear witness against,beaver,betray,betray a confidence,betrayer,bettong,binturong,bison,blab,blabber,black bear,black buck,black cat,black fox,black sheep,blackleg,blow the whistle,blue fox,blurt,blurt out,bobcat,bolt,break away,brown bear,brush deer,brush wolf,buffalo,buffalo wolf,bugger,burro,burro deer,cachalot,camel,camelopard,capybara,carabao,caribou,carpincho,cat,cat-a-mountain,catamount,cattalo,cavy,chamois,cheetah,chevrotain,chignon,chinchilla,chipmunk,cinnamon bear,cockatrice,conniver,conspirator,conspirer,coon,coon cat,cotton mouse,cotton rat,cougar,cow,coyote,coypu,creep,cur,deer,deer tiger,defect,defector,desert,dingo,dog,donkey,dormouse,double agent,double-crosser,double-dealer,dromedary,echidna,eland,elephant,elk,ermine,eyra,fall,fallow deer,false hair,fart,ferret,field mouse,fink,fisher,fitch,flying phalanger,foumart,fox,fox squirrel,gazelle,gemsbok,genet,giraffe,give away,glutton,gnu,gnu goat,goat,goat antelope,gopher,grizzly bear,ground squirrel,groundhog,guanaco,guinea pig,hamster,hare,harnessed antelope,hartebeest,hedgehog,heel,hippopotamus,hog,hood,hooligan,horse,hyena,hyrax,ibex,inform,inform against,inform on,informer,intrigant,intriguer,jackal,jackass,jackrabbit,jaguar,jaguarundi,jerboa,jerboa kangaroo,jerk,kaama,kangaroo,kangaroo mouse,kangaroo rat,karakul,kinkajou,kit fox,koala,lapin,leak,lemming,leopard,leopard cat,let down,let drop,let fall,let slip,lion,llama,louse,lynx,machinator,mammoth,mara,marmot,marten,mastodon,meanie,meerkat,mink,mole,mongoose,moose,mother,mouflon,mountain goat,mountain lion,mountain sheep,mouse,mule,mule deer,muntjac,musk deer,musk hog,musk-ox,muskrat,musquash,narc,nark,nilgai,nutria,ocelot,okapi,onager,oont,opossum,otter,ounce,ox,pack rat,painter,panda,pangolin,panther,peach,peccary,peludo,phalanger,pig,pill,pine mouse,platypus,plotter,pocket gopher,pocket mouse,pocket rat,polar bear,polar fox,polecat,porcupine,possum,pouched rat,poyou,prairie dog,prairie wolf,prick,pronghorn,pull out,puma,quisling,rabbit,raccoon,recreant,red deer,red squirrel,reindeer,renounce,repudiate,reveal a secret,rhinoceros,roe,roe deer,roebuck,run out on,runagate,sable,scab,schemer,scum,secede,sell out,serpent,serval,sheep,shit,shithead,shitheel,shrew,shrew mole,sika,silver fox,sing,skunk,sloth,snake,snitch,snitch on,snowshoe rabbit,spill,spill the beans,springbok,squeak,squeal,squirrel,stinkard,stinker,stoat,stool,strikebreaker,suslik,swamp rabbit,swine,switch,takin,talk,tamandua,tamarin,tapir,tarpan,tatou,tatou peba,tatouay,tattle,tattle on,tell on,tell secrets,tell tales,tergiversate,tergiversator,testify against,tiger,tiger cat,timber wolf,timeserver,toad,traitor,treasonist,tree shrew,trimmer,turd,turn,turn informer,turnabout,turncoat,urus,vole,wallaby,warthog,water buffalo,waterbuck,weasel,wharf rat,whistler,white fox,wild ass,wild boar,wild goat,wild ox,wildcat,wildebeest,wolf,wolverine,wombat,wood rat,woodchuck,woolly mammoth,yak,zebra,zebu,zoril

Synonym Search Links for rat

Angora goatArctic foxBelgian hareBenedict ArnoldBrutusCaffre catIndian buffaloJudasJudas IscariotKodiak bearQuislingSOBVirginia deeraardvarkaardwolfalpacaanteaterantelopeantelope chipmunkaoudadaparapostateapostatizearchtraitorarmadilloassaurochsbabblebadgerbandicootbassariskbastardbatbe indiscreetbe unguardedbearbear witness againstbeaverbetraybetray a confidencebetrayerbettongbinturongbisonblabblabberblack bearblack buckblack catblack foxblack sheepblacklegblow the whistleblue foxblurtblurt outbobcatboltbreak awaybrown bearbrush deerbrush wolfbuffalobuffalo wolfbuggerburroburro deercachalotcamelcamelopardcapybaracarabaocariboucarpinchocatcat-a-mountaincatamountcattalocavychamoischeetahchevrotainchignonchinchillachipmunkcinnamon bearcockatriceconniverconspiratorconspirercooncoon catcotton mousecotton ratcougarcowcoyotecoypucreepcurdeerdeer tigerdefectdefectordesertdingodogdonkeydormousedouble agentdouble-crosserdouble-dealerdromedaryechidnaelandelephantelkermineeyrafallfallow deerfalse hairfartferretfield mousefinkfisherfitchflying phalangerfoumartfoxfox squirrelgazellegemsbokgenetgiraffegive awaygluttongnugnu goatgoatgoat antelopegophergrizzly bearground squirrelgroundhogguanacoguinea pighamsterhareharnessed antelopehartebeesthedgehogheelhippopotamushoghoodhooliganhorsehyenahyraxibexinforminform againstinform oninformerintrigantintriguerjackaljackassjackrabbitjaguarjaguarundijerboajerboa kangaroojerkkaamakangarookangaroo mousekangaroo ratkarakulkinkajoukit foxkoalalapinleaklemmingleopardleopard catlet downlet droplet falllet sliplionllamalouselynxmachinatormammothmaramarmotmartenmastodonmeaniemeerkatminkmolemongoosemoosemothermouflonmountain goatmountain lionmountain sheepmousemulemule deermuntjacmusk deermusk hogmusk-oxmuskratmusquashnarcnarknilgainutriaocelotokapionageroontopossumotterounceoxpack ratpainterpandapangolinpantherpeachpeccarypeludophalangerpigpillpine mouseplatypusplotterpocket gopherpocket mousepocket ratpolar bearpolar foxpolecatporcupinepossumpouched ratpoyouprairie dogprairie wolfprickpronghornpull outpumaquislingrabbitraccoonrecreantred deerred squirrelreindeerrenouncerepudiatereveal a secretrhinocerosroeroe deerroebuckrun out onrunagatesablescabschemerscumsecedesell outserpentservalsheepshitshitheadshitheelshrewshrew molesikasilver foxsingskunkslothsnakesnitchsnitch onsnowshoe rabbitspillspill the beansspringboksqueaksquealsquirrelstinkardstinkerstoatstoolstrikebreakersuslikswamp rabbitswineswitchtakintalktamanduatamarintapirtarpantatoutatou pebatatouaytattletattle ontell ontell secretstell talestergiversatetergiversatortestify againsttigertiger cattimber wolftimeservertoadtraitortreasonisttree shrewtrimmerturdturnturn informerturnaboutturncoaturusvolewallabywarthogwater buffalowaterbuckweaselwharf ratwhistlerwhite foxwild asswild boarwild goatwild oxwildcatwildebeestwolfwolverinewombatwood ratwoodchuckwoolly mammothyakzebrazebuzoril