cat

cat - noun

  • A carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice
  • Any of a family (Felidae) of carnivorous usually solitary and nocturnal mammals (such as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah)
  • Guy
  • A player or devotee of jazz
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"some young … cat asked me to go drinking with him"

cat - thesaurus

SpellingJoy score for cat

SpellingJoy Gematria

📚 Apprentice
53

Letter Values

C
6
A
1
T
23

Etymology

Old English

Middle English, from Old English catt, probably from Late Latin cattus, catta cat

Word family

cats, catlike

Found in Lyrics

"Cat's in the Cradle"

by Harry Chapin

1974

"Cat's in the cradle"

Context: Folk rock classic

"The Love Cats"

by The Cure

1983

"We're the love cats"

Context: New wave hit