English words starting with ca - page 96

Meanings of Cats-paw:

noun

A person who is used by another to carry out an unpleasant or dangerous task.

Usage examples:

He was merely a cat's paw of older and cleverer men

Meanings of Catskill:

noun

A large group of mountains in the us that runs through the southeastern part of the state of new york

Usage examples:

She invites me to meet her at her house in the catskill mountains, 100 miles northwest of new york.…

Meanings of Catsup:

noun

Another term for ketchup.

Meanings of Catsups:

noun

Another term for ketchup.

Meanings of Cattail:

noun

A plant with long, thin parts suggestive of cats' tails.

Usage examples:

Water plants abound, including a cattail, a realistic palm tree, and other vegetation.

Meanings of Cattails:

noun

A plant with long, thin parts suggestive of cats' tails.

Meanings of Catted:

verb

Raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead.

Usage examples:

I kept her off the wind and sailing free until i had the anchor catted

noun

A small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. it is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.

Usage examples:

Domestic cats may breed much more frequently, as often as 3 times a year, as they are not typically…

abbreviation

Computer-assisted (or -aided) testing.

Meanings of Catteries:

noun

A boarding or breeding establishment for cats.

Usage examples:

In dire emergency of course, she could stay in a boarding cattery for a few days but in our judgeme…

Meanings of Cattery:

noun

A boarding or breeding establishment for cats.

Usage examples:

In dire emergency of course, she could stay in a boarding cattery for a few days but in our judgeme…

Meanings of Cattie:

noun

A catapult.

Usage examples:

On the way to school we took potshots at dogs with our catty

adjective

Deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful.

Usage examples:

Catty comments

Meanings of Cattier:

adjective

Deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful.

Usage examples:

Catty comments

noun

A catapult.

Usage examples:

On the way to school we took potshots at dogs with our catty

Meanings of Catties:

noun

A catapult.

Usage examples:

On the way to school we took potshots at dogs with our catty

adjective

Deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful.

Usage examples:

Catty comments

Meanings of Cattiest:

adjective

Deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful.

Usage examples:

Catty comments

noun

A catapult.

Usage examples:

On the way to school we took potshots at dogs with our catty

Meanings of Cattily:

adverb

In a way that is unkind because what you say is intended to hurt someone

Usage examples:

"i didn’t have to beg for my invitation," he commented cattily., the three teenagers whispered catt…

Meanings of Cattiness:

noun

The fact of saying something unkind and intended to hurt someone

Usage examples:

Cattiness, she argues, is increasingly part of popular culture., most people don't like the cattine…

Meanings of Catting:

verb

Raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead.

Usage examples:

I kept her off the wind and sailing free until i had the anchor catted

noun

A small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. it is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.

Usage examples:

Domestic cats may breed much more frequently, as often as 3 times a year, as they are not typically…

abbreviation

Computer-assisted (or -aided) testing.

Meanings of Cattish:

adjective

Another term for catty1.

Meanings of Cattle:

plural noun

Large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows and oxen.

Usage examples:

Milk yield of milch cattle has been severely affected because of scarcity of fodder.

Meanings of Cattleman:

noun

A person who tends or rears cattle.

Usage examples:

In my last ten years living in south texas i have heard and seen lots of people calling themselves …

Meanings of Cattlemen:

noun

A person who tends or rears cattle.

Usage examples:

In my last ten years living in south texas i have heard and seen lots of people calling themselves …

Meanings of Cattleya:

noun

A tropical american orchid with brightly coloured showy flowers and thick leaves, typically growing as an epiphyte.

Usage examples:

There are many popular types of orchid, including cattleyas, dendrobiums, oncidiums and vandas.

Meanings of Cattleyas:

noun

A tropical american orchid with brightly coloured showy flowers and thick leaves, typically growing as an epiphyte.

Usage examples:

There are many popular types of orchid, including cattleyas, dendrobiums, oncidiums and vandas.

Meanings of Catty:

adjective

Deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful.

Usage examples:

Catty comments

noun

A catapult.

Usage examples:

On the way to school we took potshots at dogs with our catty

Meanings of Catty-cornered:

adjective

In a position that is diagonally opposite someone or something else

Usage examples:

Our offices are next to the bank and catty-corner from mcdonald's restaurant.

Meanings of Catwalk:

noun

A platform extending into an auditorium, along which models walk to display clothes in fashion shows.

Usage examples:

Along with trying to walk down the catwalk gracefully, the models also had to dance in front of the…