English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 130 of 872

cat in hell's chancenoun

A negligibly small chance; used primarily in negative constructions to express the idea of 'not even the smallest chance'.

cat in the pannoun

A somersault.

Cat Islandname

An east-central district of the Bahamas, consisting of a long and thin island that harbors the Bahamas' highest point at 63 m.

cat ladynoun

A woman, often elderly, who devotes her time and attention to one or usually many domestic cats.

cat liver flukenoun

A trematode parasite of species Opisthorchis felineus, that infects the liver in mammals

cat malogenadj

Alternative spelling of cat melodeon.

cat mannoun

A man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs.

cat meatnoun

Cat eaten as meat.

cat melodeonadj

Terrible, appalling; of very poor quality.

cat napverb

Alternative form of catnap.

cat o' mountainnoun

Alternative spelling of catamountain.

cat pissnoun

Any beverage of low quality.

CAT scannernoun

A scanner used in a CAT scan

cat squirrelnoun

The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).

cat that ate the canarynoun

A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.

cat trainnoun

An off-road frozen-surface cargo train pulled by a cat (caterpillar-drive truck) with a trail of ski trailers and sledges

cat wagonnoun

A small brothel operating out of a wagon or similar vehicle, servicing travelling labourers, soldiers etc.

cat's assnoun

Synonym of cat's meow.

cat's breakfastnoun

Synonym of dog's breakfast (“a mess”).

cat's cradlenoun

A children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers.

cat's eyenoun

A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night.

cat's lovenoun

Synonym of valerian.

cat's meatnoun

A person's lungs.

cat's melodynoun

A cacophony.

cat's meownoun

A self-satisfied person.

cat's silvernoun

mica

cat's-pawnoun

A paw of a cat.

cat-birdnoun

Alternative form of catbird.

cat-burglarizeverb

Synonym of cat-burglar.

cat-burgleverb

Synonym of cat-burglar (“to burglarize like a cat burglar”).

cat-cowverb

To engage in cat-cow stretching.

cat-eyeadj

Having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front.

cat-flapsnoun

plural of cat-flap

cat-footedadj

Possessing feet resembling a cat.

cat-footednessnoun

The state of being cat-footed.

cat-headnoun

Alternative form of cathead.

cat-lapnoun

Alternative form of catlap.

cat-nappernoun

Alternative form of catnapper.

cat-o'-nine-tailsnoun

A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.

cat-o-ninenoun

Alternative spelling of cat-o'-nine, which is short for cat-o'-nine-tails.

cat-saltnoun

A sort of finely granulated salt formed out of the bittern or leach brine.

cat-sitverb

Alternative form of catsit.

cat-sticknoun

Alternative spelling of catstick.

cat-wittedadj

spiteful, obstinate, and small-minded.

cata-prefix

down

Catabaptismnoun

Opposition to baptism; the religious position of a Catabaptist.

Catabaptistnoun

One who opposes baptism.

catabasionnoun

A vault under the altar of a Greek church.

catabasisnoun

Alternative spelling of katabasis.

catabolicadj

Of, or relating to catabolism.

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