squirrel

Universal Words noun, verb noun a small animal with a long thick tail and red, grey or black fur. Squirrels eat nuts and live in trees. seealsoGROUNDSQUIRREL verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) PHRASALVERBS squirrel sth<->away to hide or store sth so that it can be used later: She had money squirrelled away in various bank accounts.