cats

1. n feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats n an informal term for a youth or man n a spiteful woman gossip n the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant n a whip with nine knotted cords n a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work n any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild n 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 v beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails v eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth Source: ecdict

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