Usage of "pack rat" | TermGallery

португальский

Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects.

каталонский

Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others.

Синонимы

Examples for "magpie"

Examples for "magpie"

TRAVEL:Paul Theroux has a magpie-like mind that jumps from subject to subject. 
 The Irish Times 

One was a dainty little magpie; the other a soft-eyed turtle dove. 
 The Child's World: Third Reader 

It was a magpie, which actually had no business being in town. 
 Melnitz 

For the magpie is the cleverest bird of all at building nests. 
 Good Stories for Great Holidays / Arranged for Story-Telling and... 

Unlike the rook, crow and magpie mentioned the woodpigeon is good eating. 
 The Irish Times 

The aftermath of the war has created a new, illegal profession: scavenger. 
 The Cylons’ Secret 

Escrissar scrabbled across the ground, a scavenger surprised by a true predator. 
 The brazen gambit 

She is the grand scavenger and practical sanitary commissioner of the earth. 
 James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography 

It was a fun scavenger hunt, populated with products rather than people. 
 Wired 

Concepts of the scavenger by Kate Hawley closely followed del Toro's direction. 
 Cabinet of Curiosities 

Использование термина pack rat на английском

I would imagine him to be a bit of a pack rat. 
 The new yorker 

It was that kind of investigation that fit her pack rat mentality. 
 The perfect woman 

Mamie had always been messy, and also something of a pack rat. 
 Futures 1 

A bit of a pack rat, but I guess we shouldn't complain. 
 Kafka on the Shore 

The leader snarled something, and another pack rat scuttled forward with a lighter. 
 The iron king 

But eventually, the lead pack rat tugged gently on my sleeve. 
 The iron king 

A pack rat pulled something from his lump and waved it at the leader. 
 The iron king 

So, there's style differences, but he was a pack rat. 
 The new yorker 

There's no way a pack rat like Ghanet had that much money lying around. 
 The smoke room: a novel of suspense 

In fact, I am a pack rat when it comes to this kind of information. 
 The beauty diet: looking great has never been so delicious 

Actually, they meant nothing except that Mr. Neatness had one flawhe was a pack rat. 
 The President's Assassin 

His grandmother is a pack rat Gives detailed list of the many things he found. 
 The new yorker 

Transcript It's so neat to be a pack rat. 
 The new yorker 

Books, clothes, slide rule-I had never been a pack rat-and that minor junk was gone anyhow. 
 The Door Into Summer 

The lead pack rat jabbered and pointed. 
 The iron king 

The guy was an unbelievable pack rat. 
 The double bind 

Translations for pack rat

португальский

каталонский

Значения термина pack rat на английском