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squirrels

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for squirrels.

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If they are all squirrels, what does it mean that there are very few badgers, a bunch of animals looking like badgers, and a bunch of squirrels.

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Quick take

The 1974 comedy is about Arthur, a middle-aged, egotistical hack writer who has been working on the opening line of a story involving a man's encounter with a squirrel for fifteen years, and Edmond, the young fledgling writer he has hired as a secretary/collaborator.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of squirrels gathered in one view.

N

The 1974 comedy is about Arthur, a middle-aged, egotistical hack writer who has been working on the opening line of a story involving a man's encounter with a squirrel for fifteen years, and Edmond, the young fledgling writer he has hired as a secretary/collaborator.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for squirrels.

N

The 1974 comedy is about Arthur, a middle-aged, egotistical hack writer who has been working on the opening line of a story involving a man's encounter with a squirrel for fifteen years, and Edmond, the young fledgling writer he has hired as a secretary/collaborator.

Example sentences

1

If they are all squirrels, what does it mean that there are very few badgers, a bunch of animals looking like badgers, and a bunch of squirrels.

2

And, 2 fruit flies can become 2,000 fruit fly's a lot faster than 2 squirrels can become 2,000 squirrels.

3

Which gets confusing because it makes one wonder if all the squirrels are actually squirrels are a bunch of different animals in squirrel costumes.

4

Are these squirrels and badgers resistant to other squirrels and badgers coming in, or just resistant to changing their behavior to fit in with the newcomers?

5

> 87% of squirrels work in a profession hostile to badgers, and 88% of badgers work in a profession hostile to squirrels.

6

Just addressing the analogy but tree squirrels aren't so good at digging and badgers aren't so good at climbing.

7

There were oftens way more acorns than needed, but every year the squirrels would work furiously to bury them...

8

It would certainly feel more natural if the squirrels and badgers were equally well represented.

9

The piece does a petitio principii in assuming that squirrels and badgers are both naturally predisposed as species to perform the same tasks.

10

This is probably not an accident and, whatever the cause, there are good reasons to think this situation is systematically unfair to squirrels.

11

There is also the problem that we are talking about certain subsets of badgers and squirrels.

12

When I was young a friend's mom would fix our squirrels with home-made biscuits and gravy..

Quote examples

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In their attempt to make "squirrels feel more welcome" they've marginalized even more squirrels further by showing that these "tomsquirrels" don't even belong with the squirrels!

2

I call squirrels and dogs and dolphins and giraffes "it", so why should humans get special treatment?

3

I'm pretty convinced they survive due to the stupidity of squirrels rather than "overwhelming" these predators.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use squirrels in a sentence?

If they are all squirrels, what does it mean that there are very few badgers, a bunch of animals looking like badgers, and a bunch of squirrels.

What does squirrels mean?

The 1974 comedy is about Arthur, a middle-aged, egotistical hack writer who has been working on the opening line of a story involving a man's encounter with a squirrel for fifteen years, and Edmond, the young fledgling writer he has hired as a secretary/collaborator.

What part of speech is squirrels?

squirrels is commonly used as N.