Definition of cat

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cat is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• cat is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• cat is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of cat

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

  Synonyms

  1. caterpillar
• feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. true cat
• a whip with nine knotted cords (noun)

  Examples

  1. British sailors feared the cat

  Synonyms

  1. cat-o'-nine-tails
• the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. african tea
  2. arabian tea
  3. kat
  4. khat
  5. qat
  6. quat
• 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 (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. computed axial tomography
  2. computed tomography
  3. computerized axial tomography
  4. computerized tomography
  5. ct
• an informal term for a youth or man (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bozo
  2. guy
  3. hombre
  4. sod
• any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. big cat
• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. barf
  2. be sick
  3. cast
  4. chuck
  5. disgorge
  6. honk
  7. puke
  8. purge
  9. regorge
  10. regurgitate
  11. retch
  12. sick
  13. spew
  14. spue
  15. throw up
  16. upchuck
  17. vomit
  18. vomit up
• a spiteful woman gossip (noun)

  Examples

  1. what a cat she is!
• beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails (verb)

See definition of cat in Merriam Webster