cat

¹cat

noun, often attributive \ˈkat\

Definition of CAT

1

a : a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice b : any of a family (Felidae) of carnivorous usually solitary and nocturnal mammals (as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah)

2

: a malicious woman

3

: a strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship

4

a : catboat b : catamaran

5

: cat-o'-nine-tails

6

: catfish

7

a : a player or devotee of jazz b : guy

Examples of CAT

1. I have two dogs and a cat.
2. <the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents>

Origin of CAT

Middle English, from Old English catt, probably from Late Latin cattus, catta cat

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CAT

Synonyms: feline, house cat, kitty, moggy (also moggie) [British], puss, pussy, pussycat

Related Words: mouser; kit, kitten; alley cat, tabby; gib, tomcat

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Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with CAT

bat, batt, blat, brat, Cat, chat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat