cat
/ˈkæt/
Terms relating to animals.; A mammal of the family Felidae; A mammal of the family Felidae.; A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet
- plural
- cats
Meanings
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Terms relating to animals.; A mammal of the family Felidae
Tom let the cat out.
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Tom doesn't have a cat.
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Terms relating to animals.; A mammal of the family Felidae.; A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet
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Terms relating to animals.; A mammal of the family Felidae.; A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.; The flesh of this animal eaten as food
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Terms relating to animals.; A mammal of the family Felidae.; Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species
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Terms relating to animals.; Chiefly with a descriptive word: an animal not of the family Felidae which (somewhat) resembles a domestic feline (etymology 1, noun sense 1.1.1)rare
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Terms relating to people.; An angry or spiteful person, especially a womanrare
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Terms relating to people.; An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guyrare
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Terms relating to people.; Synonym of itinerant workerrare
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Terms relating to people.; A jazz musician; also, an enthusiast of jazz musicrare
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Terms relating to people.; Synonym of prostituterare