gib

noun

Definition of gibnext
as in tomcat

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  1. tomcat
  2. tabby
  3. kitten
  4. kit
Noun
  • As well as writing and directing the show, Gervais reprises his trademark deadpan self as ginger tomcat Gus, alongside Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Jo Hartley, Diane Morgan, Natalie Cassidy and Tony Way in the voice cast.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • All kinds of urban animals would wander over, chiefly because Alix set out bowls of kibble and water on the front stoop for her big black tomcat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of tomcat
Noun
  • The upper story is covered in wooden clapboards while the ground floor features coquina limestone masonry walls and seashell tabby flooring.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • But some of the stars were Tutti Frutti (German shepherd, adopted); Grapes (another German shepherd, adopted); Catfinated Beverage (orange tabby, adopted); Beep Beep (Australian cattle dog, adopted); Spatula (whippet, adopted); and Lawn Mower the French bulldog (adopted).
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of tabby
Noun
  • With different fathers, each kitten can be sporting a different fur coat.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of kitten
Noun
  • The gun given to Britain’s Keir Starmer came with a cleaning kit and 500 bullets, a Downing Street source said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The category also gives brands more room to sell filters and service kits after the original purchase.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Definition of kit
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“Gib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gib. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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