(n.) Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons.
Example Sentences:
(1) Brown weasels and white animals undergoing the spring change to the brown pelage and reproductive activity molted, grew a new white coat, and became reproductively quiescent after treatment.
(2) It is suggested that the pineal gland product, melatonin, initiates changes in the central nervous system and endocrines which result in molting, growth of the white winter pelage, and reproductive quiescence in the weasel.
(3) He said: “We regret if our reporting led anyone to mistakenly assume that the ABC supported the asylum seekers’ claims.” Johnston said: “The good men and women of the Australian navy have been maliciously maligned by the ABC, and I am very dissatisfied of the very weasel words of apology that have been floated around.” “I have not said much because, I have to confess, I was extremely angry.
(4) While, today, none of us would take seriously politicians who bandy such weasel words about, these were quite the thing in the 60s.
(5) Their job involves eradicating animals that might want to eat these small game birds: foxes, stoats, weasels and, in the days when it was legal to do so, birds of prey.
(6) South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was happy to go back on his weasel words of last week and congratulate Haley.
(7) So, until we see the parties at Westminster supporting and calling for the unity of the Irish people, we can only believe that the great calls of Cameron, Miliband and Clegg to the Scottish people are just weasel words intended to gull them into accepting the Westminster unionists’ status quo.
(8) The Catholic father in Ken Loach's Jimmy's Hall is just the most implacable enemy of nice-as-pie communists showing everyone a good time; the village imam in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Winter Sleep is an ingratiating, smirking creep; and the local rev in The Homesman (as played by John Lithgow) is definitely a weasel, rather too obviously grateful not to have to transport three traumatised frontierwomen back east.
(9) Two short-tailed weasels tremored slightly within 10 min of arousal.
(10) To call Hoxha “tough” is more than a bit of a weasel word.
(11) They are members of the otter, badger and weasel family (the mustelids), that are at home both on the ground and in the trees.
(12) Paragonimus kellicotti Ward, 1908 was recovered from 16 of 105 mink (Mustela vison), 14 of 244 striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), 10 of 446 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), 1 of 31 coyotes (Canis latrans), 0 of 326 raccoons (Procyon lotor) and 0 of 8 weasels (Mustela spp.)
(13) Muscular sarcosporidiosis is reported for the first time in the common European weasel, Mustela nivalis.
(14) Mike Pence’s weasel-speak in defense of Indiana’s RFRA wasn’t the political mistake.
(15) At a town hall in Willingboro, New Jersey, MacArthur was branded a “weasel”, a “killer” and an “idiot”.
(16) But a new managerialism – already familiar in universities and post-Kennett reforms – has infected the community sector, with weasel words its most obvious symptom.
(17) A 5 min exposure to the weasel elicited an analgesic response of longer duration (15-30 min) that was sensitive to both naloxone and the benzodiazepine agonist and antagonist.
(18) Over lunch, Clements is cheerful, charming and fizzing with ideas, so it is surprising to learn that colleagues once labelled him a "little weasel" and worse in a court case.
(19) - Victor Klemperer, 13 June 1934 We're fed this inert this lying phrase like comfort food as another little Palestinian boy in trainers jeans and a white teeshirt is gunned down by the Zionist SS whose initials we should - but we don't - dumb goys - clock in that weasel word crossfire
(20) However, the fence was only 2 feet (0.6 meter) high and did not stop the entrance of foxes, weasels, shrews, or avian predators.
Wolverine
Definition:
(n.) The glutton.
(n.) A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.
Example Sentences:
(1) • Week in Geek sees Ben Child hoping James Mangold will get it right for The Wolverine , a second attempt to spin off Hugh Jackman's X-Men character.
(2) Remember when Gavin Hood, acclaimed director of Tsotsi, made X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
(3) Trichinella larvae survived up to 4 months in frozen (-6.5 to -20 C) wolverine tissue.
(4) He described the Tonys as “The only place you can see Wolverine in tap shoes,” dashing the hopes of the many X-Men fans angling for an all-singing, all-dancing sequel.
(5) Diamond’s live version of Coming to America , in which he wears a blue sequined shirt and sports fiercer sideburns than Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, needs to be watched on a regular basis.
(6) You cannot imagine Iron Man talking like Batman, Wolverine or even Thor.
(7) The announcement follows a recent production of The Wolverine, starring Australian actor Hugh Jackman, which was filmed in Sydney after the government paid Fox Studios $13.6m.
(8) And it’s neat that Twitter and Facebook and Instagram can move mountains when used in the right way.” Deadpool was apparently killed via decapitation in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but was seen rising from the rubble and whispering “shhh” to audiences in a post-credit scene.
(9) It shows if people are willing to protect nature and that political will is translated into strong legislation like the habitats directive, it’s possible to achieve results in wildlife protection.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Wolverine ( Gulo gulo ), adult, climbing a dead tree in Finland.
(10) The bears are the most abundant large carnivore in Europe with around 17,000 individuals, alongside 12,000 wolves, 9,000 Eurasian lynx and 1,250 wolverines, which are restricted to northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland.
(11) Here you'll find all manner of bizarre and useful objects, from a car mirror (apparently a bear attacked his car: these things happen to guys that print 3D) to Wolverine claws (not made by the same designer, but could have come in quite handy during the attack I imagine).
(12) The announcement comes after The Wolverine, starring Australian actor Hugh Jackman, recently wrapped up filming in Sydney.
(13) Michigan defeats Tennessee, becomes unstuck in time Despite their brave and valiant efforts, the Volunteers were not able to fend off the Wolverines – just one of many sentences that sound way more awesome if you can pretend they aren't describing a basketball game.
(14) Luckily, Kieron Gillen writes funnier jokes, but this looks like his Wolverine moment.
(15) In the case of Fantastic Four, this sea change must have come as a huge shock to 20th Century Fox, which previously posted strong box-office results for poorly reviewed superhero films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand and two previous Fantastic Four movies.
(16) 14 Mercer 83-63, so the Volunteers will be facing the Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16.
(17) Hugh Jackman's Wolverine has featured in 2009's poorly received X-Men Origins: Wolverine and last year's The Wolverine .
(18) There's a joke about grumpy mutant berserker Wolverine: his powers must include teleportation, because he turns up in so many different comic books every month.
(19) Gambit was previously played by Taylor Kitsch in X-Men: Wolverine.
(20) Prime minister Julia Gillard said The Wolverine created more than 1,750 jobs, contracted more than 1,027 Australian companies and generated $83.6m in investment.