ferret

As nouns the difference between winkle and ferret

is that winkle is a periwinkle or its shell, of family family: Littorinidae while ferret is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

As verbs the difference between winkle and ferret

is that winkle is to extract while ferret is to hunt game with ferrets.

As a noun ferret is

an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals or ferret can be (dated) a tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc or along the edge of fabric.

As a verb ferret is

to hunt game with ferrets.

As nouns the difference between ferret and lerret

is that ferret is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals while lerret is a traditional fishing boat of southwest England.

As a verb ferret

is to hunt game with ferrets.

As nouns the difference between ferret and terret

is that ferret is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals or ferret can be (dated) a tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc or along the edge of fabric while terret is one of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass.

As a verb ferret

is to hunt game with ferrets.

As a noun ferret

is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals or ferret can be (dated) a tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc or along the edge of fabric.

As a verb ferret

is to hunt game with ferrets.

As an adjective ferrety is

ferretlike.

Fishermarten is likely misspelled.

Fishermarten has no English definition.

As a noun ferret is

an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

As a verb ferret is

to hunt game with ferrets.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ferret

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ferret is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals or ferret can be (dated) a tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc or along the edge of fabric.

As a verb ferret is

to hunt game with ferrets.

In lang=en terms the difference between scout and ferret

is that scout is a swift sailing boat while ferret is a tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.

As nouns the difference between scout and ferret

is that scout is a person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground while ferret is an often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

As verbs the difference between scout and ferret

is that scout is to explore a wide terrain, as on a search; to reconnoiter while ferret is to hunt game with ferrets.

As a proper noun Scout

is A nickname, used for both genders.