Dictionary
cat
Meaning
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- An animal of the family Felidae:
- An animal of the family Felidae:
- An animal of the family Felidae
- The meat of this animal, eaten as food.
- A person:
- A person:
- (slang) A person:
- (slang) A person:
- A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
- Short for cat-o'-nine-tails.
- A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
- The game of trap ball.
- The game of trap ball.
- The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
- (slang) A vagina or vulva.
- A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
- A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kæt/
Cognate with Western Frisian
kat
Cognate with Dutch
kat
Cognate with German
Katze
Cognate with Afrikaans
kat
Cognate with Latin
cattus
Cognate with French
chat
Cognate with Portuguese
gato
Cognate with Spanish
gato
Cognate with Turkish
kedi
Cognate with Polish
kot
Cognate with Lithuanian
katė
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