Meaning

2 senses
  1. A domestic cat, Felis catus, commonly kept as a pet animal.

  2. A pet cat that is confined to, or almost permanently resides, inside of a house.

More definitions
  • any domesticated member of the genus Felis

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The woman came to the house with her cats.

  2. In his will, he left the car and the house to his cat.

  3. Sami's house smells of cat shit.

  4. Sami's house smells of cat piss.

  5. I couldn't barricade myself in the house with the cat.

Forms

plural: house cats

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Felis catus domesticaFelis domesticusFelis lybica domesticaFelis silvestris catus
Close in meaning
  • any domesticated member of the genus Felis:domestic catFelis domesticusFelis catus

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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