Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cat (noun)1.
a) a carnivorous mammal () long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice - Felis catus
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
intransitive verb
transitive verb
to search for a sexual mate - often used with around to bring (an anchor) up to the cathead
- used for a Caterpillar tractor
1.
clean-air turbulence
2.
computerized axial tomography
1.
catalog
2.
catalyst
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
cat (noun)1.
a small domestic animal known for catching mice
SYNONIMS:
feline, house cat, kitty, moggy ( moggie), puss, pussy, pussycatRELATED WORDS:
mouser; kit, kitten; alley cat, tabby; gib, tomcat2.
an adult male human being
SYNONIMS:
bastard, bloke, buck, cat, chap, chappie, dude, fella, fellow, galoot, gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joe, joker, lad, maleRELATED WORDS:
master, mister, sir; buddy, buster