As a noun squirrel
is any of the rodents of the family sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
As a verb squirrel
is to store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
squirrel
Noun
(
Sciuridae)
(
en noun)
Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
(Scientology, often, disparaging) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
Derived terms
* gray squirrel
* red squirrel
Verb
(
en verb)
To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
Usage notes
* In addition to the single-L forms (m) and (m) given above, the less-common double-L forms (m) and (m) are also attested in UK usage.
Derived terms
*
*
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
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Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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