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cat
(k/&/t )

noun (n)

  • feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    true cat
    source: wordnet30
  • an informal term for a youth or man(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    bozo, guy, hombre
    source: wordnet30
  • a spiteful woman gossip(noun.person)
    Example:
    What a cat she is!.
    source: wordnet30
  • the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    african tea, arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat
    source: wordnet30
  • a whip with nine knotted cords(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    British sailors feared the cat.
    source: wordnet30
  • a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    caterpillar
    source: wordnet30
  • any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    big cat
    source: wordnet30
  • a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography, ct
    source: wordnet30
  • An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

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