cat

[kæt]

Definition:
1. A furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws.
2. A wild animal of the cat family.

Use 'cat' in a sentence:

• 1. Aargh ─ get that cat off the table!
• 2. Cats sleep twice as much as people.
• 3. Our cat is hopeless at catching mice.
• 4. The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep.
• 5. The cat rubbed itself against my legs.
• 6. Lions belong to the cat family.
• 7. A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill.
• 8. The cat is on the chair trying to get at the bird.
• 9. Our cat hates being handled.
• 10. It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.
• 11. I left my cat in trust with a neighbor while I went on holiday.
• 12. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
• 13. My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail.
• 14. She opened the door and the cat whipped in.
• 15. Has your cat been neutered?
• 16. It's a cat-and-mouse game to him.
• 17. He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle.
• 18. The cat loves being stroked.
• 19. The cat wants to be let out.
• 20. A cat was rubbing against my leg.
• 21. The rug was covered with cat hairs.
• 22. I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
• 23. She was holding the cat in her arms and petting it tenderly.
• 24. Does your cat have any distinguishing marks?
• 25. After three hours of playing cat and mouse, they threatened to open fire on our vessel, so we stopped.
• 26. She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
• 27. A picture of a cat on a log is a rebus for catalog.
• 28. She had only her cat for companionship.
• 29. She always keeps some titbit to give to her cat.
• 30. 12% of the children sampled said they prefer cats to dogs.
• 31. 'All right, I've been reading it. So what?' — 'Curiosity killed the cat, that's what.'
• 32. A cat is a tame animal.
• 33. Lions and tigers belong to the cat family.
• 34. Dog, cat, horse, shoe ─ which is the odd one out?
• 35. Does the cat scratch?
• 36. The cat made a struggle to get free.
• 37. I must look like something the cat dragged in.
• 38. The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing.
• 39. The cat scratches with her claws.
• 40. The cat huddled itself on the cushion.
• 41. I had to swerve to avoid a cat.
• 42. He thinks he's the cat's whiskers.
• 43. The cat licked up the milk.
• 44. The cat sat licking its paws.
• 45. The cat was clawing at the leg of the chair.
• 46. She had saved a few titbits for her cat.
• 47. Have you had your cat spayed?
• 48. The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth.
• 49. The cat was on the wall, watching for birds.
• 50. The cat belongs to the people who live upstairs.
• 51. The cat was washing itself.
• 52. She gave the cat a stroke.
• 53. The cat was lying fast asleep by the fire.
• 54. The cat is from the house next door.
• 55. The cat was sitting on an upturned crate.
• 56. Cats have good night vision.
• 57. The cat crouched in the grass, poised to jump.
• 58. The cat was now within striking distance of the duck.
• 59. The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.
• 60. One cat is black and white, the other solid black.
• 61. The cat stayed well out of range of the children.
• 62. The cat soon made the association between human beings and food.
• 63. Have you fed the cat yet?
• 64. Can you feed the cat, please?
• 65. The cat sank its teeth into his finger.
• 66. With a spring, the cat leapt on to the table.
• 67. I am allergic to cat hair.
• 68. The cat arched its back and hissed.
• 69. Our cat produced kittens last week.
• 70. I've arranged with the neighbours about feeding the cat while we are away.
• 71. It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat.