Nouns Starting With CAT
Here's the list of all the 380 Nouns Starting With CAT in the English Language.
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| category | 1. a collection of things sharing a common attribute 2. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme More Definitions → |
| catalog | 1. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things 2. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically More Definitions → |
| cat | 1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats 2. an informal term for a youth or man More Definitions → |
| catalogue | 1. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically 2. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things More Definitions → |
| catholic | More Definitions → |
| catch | 1. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident 2. the quantity that was caught More Definitions → |
| catering | 1. providing food and services More Definitions → |
| cattle | 1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age More Definitions → |
| catalyst | 1. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected 2. something that causes an important event to happen More Definitions → |
| cathedral | 1. any large and important church 2. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese More Definitions → |
| catching | 1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team 2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something More Definitions → |
| catalytic | More Definitions → |
| caterpillar | 1. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth More Definitions → |
| catcher | 1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher 2. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws More Definitions → |
| cation | 1. a positively charged ion More Definitions → |
| catchment | 1. a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) More Definitions → |
| catastrophe | 1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune 2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune More Definitions → |
| catfish | 1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed 2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins More Definitions → |
| catheter | 1. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open More Definitions → |
| cathode | 1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device 2. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current More Definitions → |
| cataract | 1. an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye 2. a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice More Definitions → |
| caterer | 1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party) More Definitions → |
| categorization | 1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category 2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories More Definitions → |
| categorize | More Definitions → |
| catalysis | 1. acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction More Definitions → |
| catwalk | 1. narrow platform extending out into an auditorium 2. narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge) More Definitions → |
| catechism | 1. a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views 2. an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers More Definitions → |
| catamaran | 1. a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck More Definitions → |
| catapult | 1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones 2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship More Definitions → |
| catheterization | 1. the operation of introducing a catheter into the body More Definitions → |
| catnip | 1. hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats More Definitions → |
| catabolism | 1. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy More Definitions → |
| categorisation | 1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category 2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories More Definitions → |
| catalase | 1. enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water More Definitions → |
| catharsis | 1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions 2. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels More Definitions → |
| cathartic | 1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels More Definitions → |
| cathouse | 1. a building where prostitutes are available More Definitions → |
| categorise | More Definitions → |
| cataclysm | 1. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface 2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune More Definitions → |
| catecholamine | 1. any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland More Definitions → |
| catechesis | 1. oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) More Definitions → |
| catena | 1. a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) More Definitions → |
| cataloger | 1. a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system More Definitions → |
| catchphrase | 1. a phrase that has become a catchword More Definitions → |
| catty | 1. any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) More Definitions → |
| cattail | 1. tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes More Definitions → |
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