Wildcat (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A cruelly rapacious person.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Brute
• Wolf
• Savage
• Beast

Hypernyms

• Assailant
• Attacker
• Aggressor
• Assaulter

Meaning ²

An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Wildcat Well

Hypernyms

• Oil Well

Related Words

• Wildcat (adjective)

Meaning ³

Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Hypernyms

• True Cat

Hyponyms

• Felis Pardalis
• Felis Yagouaroundi
• Jaguarondi
• Pallas's Cat
• Eyra
• Catamountain
• Panther
• Felis Ocreata
• Catamount
• Felis Serval
• Panther Cat
• Felis Chaus
• Mountain Lion
• Felis Tigrina
• Felis Silvestris
• Caffer Cat
• Margay Cat
• Jaguarundi Cat
• Felis Bengalensis
• Felis Manul
• Puma
• Painter
• Felis Concolor
• Felis Wiedi