The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.

plural of weasel word

Alternative form of weasellike

Alternative form of weasellike

A small mustelid, Lyncodon patagonicus.

A rust-colored weasel, Mustela sibirica, used for its fur.

(derogatory, dated) A word that negates or removes the meaning of the word it qualifies. / (derogatory) A word used to hedge a statement, for example to make it vague, equivocal, or misleading.

To use weasel words.

(informal) An escape clause; a clause in a legal contract permitting one of the parties to escape ("weasel out of") its obligations under some circumstances.

plural of Siberian weasel