Cat (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 3
A spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Computed Axial Tomography
- Computerized Tomography
- CT
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Axial Tomography
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Meaning 5
An informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 6
A whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.
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Meaning 8
The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.