| cat rig |
one large sail on a mast set well forward in the bow, as of a catboat. |
| CAT scan |
a cross-sectional image formed by a computerized combination of x-rays taken along a selected axis of the body, used as a diagnostic tool in medical treatment; computerized axial tomography scan. |
| cat's cradle |
a children's game in which a looped string is passed back and forth from the fingers of one player to those of the other so as to form a series of intricate patterns. |
| cat's-eye |
any of various gemstones or pieces of glass that reflect light so as to suggest a cat's eye. |
| cat's-paw |
a person exploited by another as a tool or dupe, esp. to do something illegal or risky. [2 definitions] |
| catsup |
a variant of ketchup. |
| cattail |
any of several tall, reedlike marsh plants with tiny brown flowers growing in dense rows on a cylindrical spike. |
| cattalo |
see "beefalo." |
| cattish |
resembling a cat; feline. [2 definitions] |
| cattle |
large, four-legged, plant-eating animals, including cows, bulls, and other domestic bovines, kept for milk or meat. |
| cattleman |
a person, such as a rancher or farmer, who tends, feeds, or raises cattle, esp. for the market. |
| catty1 |
slyly malicious, esp. in one's remarks; spiteful. |
| catty2 |
a unit of weight used in Southeast Asia, equal to 680 grams, or about one and one half pounds, but in China equal to five hundred grams. |
| catty-cornered |
a variant of cater-cornered. |
| catwalk |
a narrow, raised walkway, as on a bridge or other high structure. |
| Caucasian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a light-skinned person of European origin. [7 definitions] |
| Caucasoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Europe, North Africa, western Asia, and India, generally characterized by fair to brown skin and straight to curly hair of any color. [2 definitions] |
| Caucasus |
the region between the Black and Caspian Seas (prec. by "the"). [2 definitions] |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. [2 definitions] |
| caudal |
of, at, or near the tail or hind part of the body. [2 definitions] |
| caudate |
having a tail or similar appendage. |