Cat

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

cat

beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

cat

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

cat and mouse

a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first

cat and rat

a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first

cat bear

reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

cat box

a receptacle for cat excrement

cat burglar

a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house

cat cracker

a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst

cat fancier

a person who breeds and cares for cats

cat flea

flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats

cat food

food prepared for cats

cat rig

rig of a catboat

CAT scan

an image produced by scanning

CAT scanner

a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes

cat scratch disease

a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat

cat shark

small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes

cat sleep

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

cat squirrel

common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

cat squirrel

common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England

cat suit

a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance

cat thyme

Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats

cat valium

street names for ketamine

cat's cradle

a game played with string looped over the fingers

cat's eye

any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape

cat's feet

low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers

cat's foot

low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers

cat's-claw

erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida

cat's-ear

any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears

cat's-ear

European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears

cat's-paw

a person used by another to gain an end

cat's-paw

a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked

cat's-tail

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

cat-o'-nine-tails

a whip with nine knotted cords

cata-cornered

slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

catabatic

of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night

catabatic wind

a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air

catabiosis

normal aging of cells

catabolic

relating to or characterized by catabolism