cat
26 ENTRIES FOUND:
- cat (noun)
- cat's cradle (noun)
- cat's–eye (noun)
- cat and mouse (noun)
- cat burglar (noun)
- CAT scan (noun)
- big cat (noun)
- fat cat (noun)
- fraidy–cat (noun)
- house cat (noun)
- Persian cat (noun)
- scaredy–cat (noun)
- Siamese cat (noun)
- bag (noun)
- canary (noun)
- cream (noun)
- dog (noun)
- drag (verb)
- fight (verb)
- let (verb)
- look (verb)
- meow (noun)
- pajamas (noun)
- rain (verb)
- tongue (noun)
- whisker (noun)
plural
cats
plural
cats
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAT
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1
a
:
a small animal that is related to lions and tigers and that is often kept by people as a pet
— often used before another noun
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see also tomcat
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I have two dogs and a cat.
b
:
a lion, tiger, leopard, or similar wild animal
2
old-fashioned slang
:
a man
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see also fat cat, hepcat, scaredy-cat
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He's a cool cat.
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You cats are crazy!
Cat got your tongue?
informal
— used to ask someone why he or she is not saying anything
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“You've been unusually quiet tonight,” she said. “What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?”
curiosity killed the cat
fight like cats and dogs
let the cat out of the bag
:
to reveal a secret
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We wanted the party to be a surprise, but he let the cat out of the bag.
like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in
◊ If you look or feel like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in, you are very dirty or untidy.
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I need to take a shower—I look like something the cat dragged in.
like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary
(US) or British like the cat that got the cream
— used to say that someone looks very proud or satisfied about something he or she has done
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After pointing out his teacher's mistake, he smiled like the cat that ate the canary.
Look what the cat dragged in!
informal
— used to call attention to someone who has entered the room or area
rain cats and dogs
the cat's meow
(US) old-fashioned + informal or the cat's pajamas or British the cat's whiskers
— used to say that someone or something is very appealing
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That car is the cat's meow. [=I really like that car]
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Going to the movies was the cat's pajamas when I was a kid.
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a catlike appearance
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catlike movements
