cat
- noun
- NSFW
- Toss a cat in there and there may already be several dogs (hungry dogs? street dogs? dogs with predatory sequence fully intact?)
Or like Q words like cat like QAT is a word I think.
- Or like Q words like cat like QAT is a word I think.
Examples
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Things like Rosemary is fantastic, cat's claw, skullcap.
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Fridays, the sprout and cat grass operation kicks in about 6 or 7 a.m. and wraps up about 11 a.m.
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I went to Country Cat for the first time last week.
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Eat the cat.
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Eat the cat.
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Neighborhood Cats is launching the Hurricane Sandy Feral Cat Relief Fund for NYC caretakers who need financial assistance to care for the colonies.
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The tea made from cat leaves provides a mild stimulating effect that many people enjoy.
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In Eastern Africa, cat is commonly chewed for its euphoric effects during social gatherings.
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She prepared the cat tea according to traditional recipes passed down through her family.
Synonyms
Leaves from a shrub that people chew to feel more awake or make into tea
Leaves chewed or brewed into tea to make people feel awake and happy
Leaves from a small bush that people chew to stay awake
Leaves of a shrub chewed or brewed into tea to make you feel awake and happy
A drink or chew made from plant leaves that makes you feel more awake
Leaves of a plant that people chew or brew as tea to feel more awake and a little happy
A plant whose leaves people chew or make into tea to feel more awake
Idioms
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
A thing or deal you accept before you know its real value that often turns out disappointing
- Informal
A humorous remark to greet someone who arrives unexpectedly or looking messy
To smile in a proud, secret way because you feel pleased with yourself
To say or do something that causes strong reactions and confusion among people
- Informal
A person who looks very pleased because they have a secret success
Compounds
- Specialized
A medical test that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays
A person who quietly climbs into buildings through upper windows or roofs to steal things
- Indian
A medium-sized wild cat that lives near rivers and in grasslands in Asia and northeastern Africa
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands in a circle and try to catch someone inside
- NSFW
A whip with nine knotted cords used to beat people as punishment, often on ships or in prisons
- Specialized
A machine that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-ray images from different angles
A slim short-haired cat with blue eyes and a pale body with darker ears, face, paws, and tail tip
- US
A large dark brown North American animal that climbs trees to hunt small animals
A large freshwater catfish with long whiskers and blue-gray color that lives in the Mississippi River
- Specialized
An infection from a cat scratch or bite that makes nearby glands swell and is usually mild
- UK
A small reddish-brown tree squirrel from Europe and Asia with small fur tufts on its ears
- UK
A small plant from the Mediterranean with reddish-purple flowers that attracts cats
- Baby Talk
A circle game where players join hands and raise them to let a child pass while another catches them
- UK
A small reddish-brown animal like a raccoon that lives in the eastern Himalayas and eats bamboo
- Specialized
A machine at an oil plant that turns heavy oil into lighter fuel like petrol or diesel
- US
A raccoon-like animal from Mexico and southwestern US with a long bushy tail with black-and-white rings
- Informal
A cat that causes trouble and annoys people, said jokingly or with mild annoyance
- Philippine
A night animal that lives in trees in Southeast Asia and glides using a skin fold from neck to tail
Small wild cat with long body and tail that looks like a weasel and lives in tropical Americas
- Australian
A small Australian animal that looks like a cat and carries its babies in a pouch
An animal like a raccoon that has a long bushy tail with black and white rings
A small wild cat from Central and South America that is active at night and has dark spots
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cat for the stimulant leaves is another spelling of khat or qat, and the name comes from the Arabic word qat used in East Africa and Arabia. So thinking of cat as the same plant name helps link it to the leaves people chew for a mild wakeful effect.