rat

noun/ræt/

Frequency rank: #3,369 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A small rodent with a long tail, larger than a mouse.

Illustration for the English word “rat”

Example sentence

The children screamed when they spotted a large rat running across the kitchen floor.

Synonyms & related words

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