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CATS
collective nouns
All related terms of 'CATS'
cat
A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws . Cats are often kept as pets.
catted
a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus ), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice
catting
a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus ), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice
domestic cat
a small domesticated feline mammal , Felis catus (or domesticus ), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice
catboat
a sailing vessel with a single mast , set well forward and often unstayed , and a large sail , usually rigged with a gaff
cat-o'-nine-tails
a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs , used formerly to flog prisoners
big cat
Big cats are lions , tigers , and other large wild animals in the cat family.
fat cat
If you refer to a businessman or politician as a fat cat , you are indicating that you disapprove of the way they use their wealth and power.
she-cat
a female cat
Sno-Cat
a type of snowmobile
tomcat
a male cat
tom cat
A tom cat is a male cat.
top cat
the most powerful or important person
a bag of cats
a bad-tempered person
alley cat
An alley cat is a cat that lives in the streets of a town , is rather fierce , and is usually not owned by anyone.
civet cat
any of several nocturnal , catlike carnivores (family Viverridae) of Africa, India, Malaysia , and S China, with spotted, yellowish fur : valued for its → civet (sense 1 )
korat cat
rare blue-grey breed of cat
Manx cat
a short-haired tailless variety of cat , believed to originate on the Isle of Man
tabby cat
a cat that is brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background
tiger cat
a medium-sized feline mammal, Felis tigrina, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat
white cat
→ another name for catworm
rain cats and dogs
to rain very heavily
Angora cat
a long-haired variety of cat , originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
fraidy-cat
someone who frightens easily or is afraid of many things
native cat
any of various Australian catlike carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus
quoll
any of various Australian catlike carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus
Somali cat
a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, large ears , and a bushy tail
Balinese cat
a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears , and a dark mask , tail, and paws
Burmese cat
a breed of cat similar in shape to the Siamese but typically having a dark brown or blue-grey coat
cat's cradle
a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers
cat's whisker
a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
Cheshire cat
a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
hunting cat
→ another name for cheetah
mountain cat
any of various wild feline mammals, such as the bobcat , lynx , or puma
Persian cat
A Persian cat is a type of cat which has a round face and long hair.
scaredy-cat
someone who is easily frightened
Siamese cat
A Siamese cat is a type of cat with short cream and brown fur , blue eyes, dark ears, and a dark tail.
snowshoe cat
a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes , an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
Turkish cat
a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
fight like Kilkenny cats
to fight until both parties are destroyed
Abyssinian cat
a variety of cat with a long body and a short brown coat with black or dark brown markings
colourpoint cat
a cat with increased pigmentation of cooler points of the body, such as ears , feet, tail, nose , and scrotum (in males)
Himalayan cat
a cat with increased pigmentation of cooler points of the body, such as ears , feet, tail, nose , and scrotum (in males)
marmalade cat
a cat that is streaked orange or yellow and brown in colour
one old cat
a form of baseball in which there is a home plate and one other base, and in which a player remains at bat and scores runs by hitting the ball and running to the base and back without being put out
it's raining cats and dogs
said to mean that it is raining very heavily
ring-tailed cat
a catlike omnivorous mammal , Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons : family Procyonidae, order Carnivora ( carnivores ). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
tortoiseshell cat
a cat of the domestic tortoiseshell breed, usually female, having black, cream , and brownish markings
hornpout
the brown bullhead , a species of catfish native to North America
palm civet
any of various small civet-like arboreal viverrine mammals of the genera Paradoxurus, Hemigalus, etc, of Africa and S and SE Asia