Used in a Sentence

vole

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vole.

Editorial note

It might just be that the headline is bad and the literature is simply describing vole predation.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(archaic, card games, intransitive) To win all the tricks by a vole.

Meaning at a glance

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

verb

(archaic, card games, intransitive) To win all the tricks by a vole.

noun

(archaic) A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks.

noun

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vole.

verb

(archaic, card games, intransitive) To win all the tricks by a vole.

noun

(archaic) A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks.

noun

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

Example sentences

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It might just be that the headline is bad and the literature is simply describing vole predation.

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In this space you generally see the vole studies, where the monogamous prairie vole has a smaller HC than the hustler meadow vole.

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> It might just be that the headline is bad and the literature is simply describing vole predation.

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Part of the tick's complicated lifecycle involves mice, and mice and vole populations explode in the absence of foxes.

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Quito vole hunts during the day, and comes inside to sleep on a tower pole of carpet at night.

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He watches with a proud smile on his face, full of himself after doing a marvelous job vole hunting in the garden.

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Maybe add the vole.cc backend or a couchdb adapter.

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I had a vole-type fly as well, but never used it in anger.

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> You see, the thing about rodents—be they rat or shrew or vole—is that they really like to gnaw.

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The British field vole's specific name is Microtus agrestis.

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I've seen lots of Bass and Pike go for ducks:) As a note, the vole or mice flies are fantastic for Trout streams, Bass and Pike.

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I've had also the tiny field mice (actually it is a vole) in my backyard but they're very easy to catch: just keep the place clean and use a cheap trap once every 4 years.

Quote examples

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The Inquirer's name for Microsoft was "the Vole".

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Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole"," is Evelyn Waugh's take on the gentleman naturalist in "Scoop" (1938) a role which Peter Matthiessen seems to have taken to heart.

Proper noun examples

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Vole is another social network, based on BitTorrent.

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What the heck goes between Volatile and Vole?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use vole in a sentence?

It might just be that the headline is bad and the literature is simply describing vole predation.

What does vole mean?

(archaic, card games, intransitive) To win all the tricks by a vole.

What part of speech is vole?

vole is commonly used as verb, noun.