weasel
101Malacca weasel — Weasel Wea sel, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[=i]sla, Dan. v[ a]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cat, weasel.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of various species of small carnivores… …
102weasel word — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The use or an instance of equivocal language: ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, shuffle, tergiversation. Informal: waffle. See CLEAR …
103weasel words — words that have many meanings …
104weasel and stoat — • Rhyming Slang for coat …
105weasel words — words or statements that are intentionally ambiguous or misleading. → weary of …
106weasel-coot — n. Red headed smew (Mergus minutus) …
107weasel word — noun (C) informal a word used instead of another word because it is less direct, honest, or clear …
108weasel-water — Noun. A drink that is weak and insipid, often used with reference to tea …
109weasel (and stoat) — Noun. Coat, or jacket. Cockney rhyming slang …
110weasel-worded — adj evasive, hedging, mealy mouthed, noncommital, equivocal, ambiguous, vague; indirect, circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutory, periphrastic; misleading, deceiving, deceptive, tricky, full of small or fine print, catchy; subtle, oversubtle,… …