rabbit
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- noun
- /ˈræbɪt/
:
conejo
- The kids were excited to see the fluffy rabbit hopping around the garden.
- young rabbits
- white rabbits
- adult rabbits
OK, So we think of the rabbit, we think of the turtle.
- OK, So we think of the rabbit, we think of the turtle.
- Then I remember the cats, rabbits, chickens and dogs of my childhood.
- All right, close your mouth and try to think of a rabbit's quick lip motions.
- But I work with dogs, cats, turtles, rabbits, you name it.
- But bunnies and rabbits to me feel straight.
Examples
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Now you tell me, Rabbit, what's going on here?
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Then I remember the cats, rabbits, chickens and dogs of my childhood.
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-You got a rabbit at home?
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OK, So we think of the rabbit, we think of the turtle.
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You like rabbits and so does Logan Pool.
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So we own a rabbit now that's not good.
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Choices are a goat, a sheep, a rabbit, or a frog.
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Why doesn't he stay with the rabbits?
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Then we'd stop and turn the lights on, and rabbits would come out, and we'd catch them.
Fiction book (1990) -
Inside one fenced area, they provided commercial rabbit chow as supplemental food.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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A small rabbit, often a young one
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A small rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white tail
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A small, soft rabbit often thought of as young and cute
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A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white underside to its tail
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An old word for a rabbit or other burrowing mammal
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A large North American hare with very big back feet that turns white in winter
A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur found in woods
A large rabbit that lives in marshes and swims well in the southeastern United States
A common burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa, often kept as a pet
A playful name for a small rabbit seen on rooftops in cities
A rabbit or other small burrowing animal with long ears and a short tail
Idioms
- Informal
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Find a surprising way to solve a problem at the last moment
Compounds
- Jargon
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A short hard hit to the back of the neck that is dangerous and illegal in boxing
- Literature
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A person who is often late or a sign that leads someone into a new unknown adventure
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A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white underside to its tail
- Specialized
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A disease in rabbits and other small animals that can spread to people by ticks, flies or touching infected animals
- Archaic
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A pregnancy test that uses a rabbit by injecting a woman's urine and checking its ovaries for changes
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A large North American hare with very big back feet that turns white in winter
A common burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa, often kept as a pet
- Specialized
A bush that produces small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
- Australian
A small Australian animal that carries its babies in a pouch with large leathery ears like a rabbit
- US
A shrub with thin hairy branches and bright yellow flowers that smells nice and grows on western plains
- US
A scented shrub with many small yellow flowers that people use to make yellow dye
- US
A small shy animal that lives among rocks and looks like a rabbit but is not a true rabbit
A burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa often kept as a pet
- US
A large rabbit that lives in marshes and swims well in the southeastern United States
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rabbit probably came into English from a short Old French or Flemish word like rabet that meant 'young rabbit' or 'little coney', so the name stuck to the small, long-eared animal we know today.