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vole

/vəʊl/

/voʊl/

volenoun

voles

/vəʊl/

/voʊl/

Translations

The vole scurried across the field.

Полёвка пробежала через поле.

Definitions

A small, burrowing, mouse-like rodent with a rounded muzzle and a short tail, found in both Eurasia and North America.

The vole scurried across the field, disappearing into a small burrow.

The winning of all the tricks or points in certain card games, such as whist or faro.

Making the vole in the final round secured him the entire stake.

Synonyms

voleverb

voled

Past Simple

voled

Past Participle

voling

Gerund

Archaic/card-game sense: ‘to win all the tricks or points’.

Definitions

To win all the tricks or points in a card game.

She voled on the last hand and swept the table.

Synonyms

voleadjective

/vəʊl/

/voʊl/

Used attributively in combinations like “vole damage”, “vole populations”, functioning as an adjective.

Definitions

Relating to, caused by, or characteristic of voles.

The orchard showed extensive vole damage after the harsh winter.