Thesaurus results for HOUSE CATS

house cats

noun

plural of house cat

as in cats

a small domestic animal known for catching mice the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

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Recent Examples of house cats But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection. —

Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026 And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too. —

Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild. —

Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs. —

Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025

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Noun

That sounds like a great thing, much better than the situation with our non-verbal dogs, cats, and turtles.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Sudden or unfamiliar smells can be stressful for cats, while maintaining familiar scent cues helps reduce anxiety, especially during transitions such as moving house or bringing a cat home from a shelter.

— Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026