Crossword-Solution: CAT
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| Cat | n. | An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat. |
| Cat | n. | A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade. |
| Cat | n. | A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship. |
| Cat | n. | A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed. |
| Cat | n. | An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc. |
| Cat | n. | A cat o' nine tails. See below. |
| Cat | v. t. | To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor. |
Anagrams
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| CAT | anagram | ACT, ATC, CTA, TAC, TCA |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
OARNEC
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with CAT (5)
They followed him with their eyes; they scarce knew that Hook had resumed his song, his dogs joining in with him: “Yo ho, yo ho, the scratching cat, Its tails are nine, you know, And when they’re writ upon your back—” What was the last line will never be known, for of a sudden the song was stayed by a dreadful screech from the cabin.
Suppose this to be Rhodes, and leap for us.” The Cat and the Cock A CAT caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him.
She missed the fish diet of her own country, and twice every summer she sent the boys to the river, twenty miles to the southward, to fish for channel cat.
There was also a cat in a willow basket, from the partly-opened lid of which she gazed with half-closed eyes, and affectionately surveyed the small birds around.
Jupiter said “Yes,” but Venus said “No.” So, to try the question, Jupiter turned a Cat into a Maiden, and gave her to a young man for a wife.
Quotes with CAT (3)
Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me, I felt a warm rush in my chest. I put my hand on the cat's chest and felt his heart beating. The pulse was faint and fast, but his heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own.
In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.
For the first twenty years of my life, I rocked myself to sleep. It was a harmless enough hobby, but eventually, I had to give it up. Throughout the next twenty-two years I lay still and discovered that after a few minutes I could drop off with no problem. Follow seven beers with a couple of scotches and a thimble of good marijuana, and it’s funny how sleep just sort of comes on its own. Often I never even made it to the bed. I’d squat down to pet the cat and wake up on the f…
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Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 1,116 times in crossword archives (1945–2025).