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cat

Definition for cat

noun as in feline pet

Strongest matches

kitten, kitty

Strong matches

mouser, puss, pussycat, tabby, tom, tomcat

Weak matches

grimalkin, malkin

noun as in felid; member of animal family Felidae

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“Philly called us on draft day. They didn’t mention that. I just let a cat out of the bag,” Coach Prime told the Kelce brothers.

The days ahead will be peppered with captain and player news conferences, a game of cat and mouse with the media trying to elicit controversial comments that could light a blue touch paper.

From BBC

Dozens of cats and one dog died when a fire erupted Sunday morning in an apartment complex in Long Beach.

“He was traumatized and hysterical that his house was destroyed, his two dogs and two cats were inside and that they were all dead,” Hirscher said in a phone interview.

Comics have long been on the front lines of democracy, the canary in the cat’s mouth, Looney Tunes style, when it comes to free speech being swallowed by regressive politics.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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