Definition of cats

"cats" in the noun sense

1. cat, true cat

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats wildcats

2. guy, cat, hombre, bozo, sod

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"

3. cat

a spiteful woman gossip

"what a cat she is!"

4. kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea

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"

5. cat-o'-nine-tails, cat

a whip with nine knotted cords

"British sailors feared the cat"

6. Caterpillar, cat

a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

7. big cat, cat

any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

8. computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT

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

"cats" in the verb sense

1. cat

beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

2. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

"After drinking too much, the students vomited"

"He purged continuously"

"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

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Quotations for cats

Cats hide their claws. [ Proverb ]

Two cats and one mouse,
Two wives in one house,
Two dogs at one bone,
Can never agree in one. [ Proverb ]

All cats are grey in the dark. [ Proverb ]

Lions are not frightened by cats. [ Proverb ]

Scalded cats fear even cold water. [ Proverb ]

Muffled cats are not good mousers. [ Proverb ]

All cats are alike grey in the night. [ Proverb ]

They agree like dogs and cats coupled. [ Proverb ]

Wanton kitlings may make sober old cats. [ Proverb ]

Old cats may lap as well as young children. [ Proverb ]

I will keep no cats that will not catch mice. [ Proverb ]

Cats are hungry when a crust will content them. [ Proverb ]

Confound the cats! All cats - alway -
Cats of all colors, black, white, gray;
By night a nuisance and by day - Confound the cats! [ Dobbin ]

A cat has nine lives, and a woman has nine cats' lives. [ Proverb ]

Some men are like cats, they always fall on their feet. [ Anthony Collins ]

Flatterers are cats that lick before, and scratch behind. [ German Proverb ]

None but cats and dogs are allowed to quarrel in my house. [ Proverb ]

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. [ Franklin ]

I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs. [ Swift ]

They are as good cats that chase away the mice as those that catch them. [ German Proverb ]

Women, cats, and birds are the creatures that waste the most time on their toilets. [ Charles Nodier ]

There are some men who are fortune's favorites, and who, like cats, light forever on their legs. [ Colton ]

There are some men who are fortune's favorites, and who, like cats, light forever upon their feet. [ Colton ]

If you seek warmth of affection from a similar motive to that from which cats and dogs and slothful persons hug the fire, you are on the downward road. [ Thoreau ]

One must always regret that law of growth which renders necessary that kittens should spoil into demure cats, and bright, joyous school-girls develop into the spiritless, crystallized beings denominated young ladies. [ Abba Goold Woolson ]

cats in Scrabble®

The word cats is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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cats in Words With Friends™

The word cats is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

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Words containing the sequence cats

Words that start with cats (3 words)

Words with cats in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving cats

Shorter words in cats

at cat

Longer words containing cats

alleycats

bobcats

catsup catsups

copycats

ducats

hellcats

housecats

jumbocats

polecats

pussycats

saltcats

scats

tipcats

tomcats

wildcats