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Showing words for POLECAT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Polecat

polecat

6 Letter Words for Polecat

acetol, alepot, caplet, capote, colate, locate, pelota, placet, toecap

5 Letter Words for Polecat

atelo, atole, calpe, capel, caple, capot, catel, clape, clapt, cleat, clept, clote, coapt, coate, colat, colet, copal, eclat, ectal, epact, eplot, lacet, lacto, leapt, lepta, octal, paleo, palet, patel, pelta, petal, place, plate, plato, pleat, ploat, ploce, plote, telco, tepal, tlaco

4 Letter Words for Polecat

acle, acop, acpt, alce, alco, alec, alep, aloe, alop, alto, atle, atoc, atop, calo, calp, cape, capo, capt, cate, celt, cepa, clap, clat, clep, clop, clot, coal, coat, cola, cole, colp, colt, copa, cope, copt, cote, ecol, ecto, lace, laet, late, leap, leat, lect, lepa, leto, loca, lope, lota, lote, octa, olea, olpe, opal, opec, pace, paco, pact, pale, palt, pate, pato, peal, peat, pela, pelt, peta, peto, plat, plea, plot, poet, pole, polt, pote, tace, taco, tael, talc, tale, tape, teal, teap, teca, tela, tepa, toea, tola, tole, tope

3 Letter Words for Polecat

ace, act, alc, ale, alo, alp, alt, apc, ape, apl, apt, ate, atp, cal, cap, cat, cel, ceo, cep, clo, col, cop, cot, cpa, cpl, cpo, cpt, cte, cto, eat, eco, ect, ela, elt, epa, eta, etc, lac, lao, lap, lat, lca, lea, leo, lep, let, loa, loc, loe, lop, lot, oat, oca, oct, ola, ole, olp, opa, ope, opt, otc, pac, pal, pat, pct, pea, pec, pel, pet, poa, pol, pot, pta, pte, tal, tao, tap, tcp, tea, tec, tel, tlc, tlo, toa, toc, toe, tol, top

Definitions for Polecat

[1] a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Compare ferret1(def 1) .
[2] any of various North American skunks.
[3] Also called (formerly): foumart a dark brown musteline mammal, Mustela putorius, of woodlands of Europe, Asia, and N Africa, that is closely related to but larger than the weasel and gives off an unpleasant smell See also sweet marten
[4] any of various related animals, such as the marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna
[5] US a nontechnical name for skunk (def. 1)

Words nearby Polecat

pole vault, pole-jump, pole-vault, poleax, poleaxe, polecat, poleis, polemarch, polemic, polemicize, polemics

Origin of Polecat

1275–1325; Middle English polcat, perhaps equivalent to Middle French pol, poul chicken (< Latin pullus ) + cat1

Word origin for Polecat

C14 polcat, perhaps from Old French pol cock, from Latin pullus, + cat 1 ; from its habit of preying on poultry