squirrel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskwɪrəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskwɜrəl, ˈskwʌr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skwûr′əl, skwur′- or, esp. Brit., skwir′əl)


Inflections of 'squirrel' (n):
squirrels
npl
squirrel
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "This wood is full of squirrel.")
Inflections of 'squirrel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
squirrels
v 3rd person singular
squirrelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
squirreling
v pres p (US)
squirrelled
v past (Mainly UK)
squirreled
v past (US)
squirrelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
squirreled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "squirrel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "squirrel" in context.

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squirrel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the squirrel was hiding [nuts, seeds] for winter
  2. the [nuts] the squirrel forgot
  3. a [cute, mischievous] squirrel
  4. the squirrel was climbing the [tree, telephone pole]
  5. the squirrel's [tail, nest]
  6. the [tree, lawn, yard] was full of squirrels
  7. the [gray, flying, red] squirrel
  8. saw [a black, an albino] squirrel
  9. saw squirrels in the [forest, park]
  10. has cheeks like a squirrel
  11. cute (baby) squirrels
  12. [shot, caught, ran over] a squirrel
  13. go feed the squirrels
  14. feed the squirrels with [birdseed, sunflower seeds]
  15. feeds the squirrels every day
  16. the squirrel was running on the [power, telephone] line
  17. the squirrel [scurried, ran] off
  18. the dog chased the squirrel [up a tree, around the yard]
v
  1. squirrel [money, a few dollars, food] away
  2. squirrel away [money]
  3. squirrel [a lot of, enough, plenty of] money away
  4. squirrel away for [university, a house, a car]
  5. squirrel around [at home, in class]
  6. stop squirreling around
n as adj
  1. a squirrel nest
  2. go squirrel hunting
'squirrel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acorn - bird - flying - nut - red - trunk

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