cat-a

Turkish - English

Definition of cat-a in Turkish English dictionary: cat; A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship; To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully; Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc; To apply the cat command to (a file); A catfish; A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets; A spiteful or angry woman; Computerized Axial Tomography; Synonym for USER_CATALOG; a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work; feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"; A cat o' nine tails; Computerized (axial) tomography scan; Component Architecture Toolkit A software layer above a grid that enables end users to make use of the Grid services in order to build and run distributed component-based applications; To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor; Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family. see also Cheshire cat, fat cat, wildcat; a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"; Refers to the public transport catamaran - a Brisbane City Council ferry - which services the Bulimba area today; A category Usually refers to a category of precipitation given by the forecast models

English - English

Definition of cat-a in English English dictionary
cat-and-dog life: quarrelsome existence, life full of strife
Andean cat: A species of cat, Leopardus jacobitus, living in the Andes
Black Cat: someone connected with Sunderland Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc
CAT: Coital Alignment Technique
CAT: conidial anastomosis tube
CAT: crisis assessment team
CAT: Computer-assisted translation
CAT: Counter Assault Team
CAT: Career Aptitude Test
CAT: chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
CAT: Computer Aided Transceiver
CAT: Canadian Achievement Tests
CAT: Centre for Alternative Technology
CAT: Clear air turbulence
CAT: Citizenship Advancement Training
CAT: Computed axial tomography
CAT: Computer Aided Translation
CAT: Citizens Area Transit
CAT: Computer-adaptive test
CAT: Cambridge Antibody Technology
CAT: Credit Authorization Terminal
CAT: Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope
CAT: Civil Air Transport
CAT: Common Admission Test
CAT scan: The common acronym for computed axial tomography scan
CAT scans: plural form of CAT scan
California Spangled Cat: An extinct medium size, short hair domestic cat breed, originating in the United States during the 1980s, which was bred to resemble a leopard
Cat: A diminutive of the female given name Catherine
Cat: The Caterpillar brand of heavy machinery
Cheshire cat: A fictional grinning cat, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chinese desert cat: Chinese mountain cat
Chinese mountain cat: A small wild cat, Felis bieti, living in western China
Geoffroy's cat: Leopardus geoffroyi, probably the most common wild cat in South America
Iriomote cat: A small wild cat (Prionailurus iriomotensis) found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots
Maltese cat: Any cat of indeterminate breed, with primarily gray or blue fur
Norwegian forest cat: A domestic cat breed
Schrödinger's cat: A supposed paradox in quantum mechanics taking the form of a thought experiment devised by Erwin Schrödinger
To see how, let us consider a nested system of Schrödinger's cats.
Serengeti cat: A domestic cat breed
Siamese cat: A shorthaired breed of cat having blue eyes and pointed coat pattern, that is, a pale body and dark extremities
York Chocolate Cat: An American breed of longhaired domestic cat
a cat can look at a king: Alternative form of a cat may look at a king
a cat may look at a king: Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior
alley cat: A loose woman
alley cat: A feral feline in an urban habitat
bay cat: a small feline endemic to the island of Borneo
bear cat: A red panda, Ailurus fulgens
bell the cat: To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group
belled the cat: Simple past tense and past participle of bell the cat
belling the cat: Present participle of bell the cat
bells the cat: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bell the cat
big cat: Any large feline animal, such as the lion, tiger etc
black cat: A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur; Martes pennanti
black cat: To tell a better story than another
black-footed cat: the smallest African cat, endemic in the south west arid zone of the southern African subregion
boy's cat: metonymy for reduced cat, a lighter version of the cat-o'-nine-tails, for use on a boy's posterior
cactus cat: A bobcat-like creature in North American folklore, said to be covered in spines like a porcupine and to slash cacti at night to release their juices
calico cat: A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat
cat: A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship
cat: To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully
cat: Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc
cat: To apply the cat command to (a file)
cat: A catfish
cat: The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog")
cat: A person (usually male)
cat: A catamaran
cat: A ‘catenate’ program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device
cat: A sturdy merchant sailing vessel
cat: Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails
No room to swing a cat.
cat: The trap of the game of "trap and ball"
cat: terrible, disastrous
The weather was cat, so they returned home early.
cat: To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead
cat: A spiteful or angry woman
cat: To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails
cat: Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
cat: Prostitute
cat: To vomit something
cat: An enthusiast or player of jazz
cat: A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet
cat and dog life: Unhappy married life
cat and mouse: A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other
The hackers played a cat and mouse game with the computer's system administrators: The hackers kept trying new tricks, and the system administrators kept mounting electronic defenses to prevent damage and catch the hackers.
cat bear: A red panda, Ailurus fulgens
cat box: A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with sand, clay chips, etc
Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the cat box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
cat boxes: plural form of cat box
cat burglar: A particularly stealthy burglar, especially one who gains undetected entry through their agility
The police were baffled by the exploits of a cat burglar who only stole from the upper floors of high-rise apartments.
cat burglars: plural form of cat burglar
cat flap: Small hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just big enough for a cat to enter
I let the cats out because they couldn't be arsed going through the cat flap. They were just sitting in front of the cat flap and yowling.
cat flaps: plural form of cat flap
cat food: A type of food specially formulated for the feeding of cats, typically composed of processed grain as dry food or canned fish as wet food
The cat ate the cat food.
cat got someone's tongue: Why are you not saying anything?
Why don't you tell me that secret? Cat got your tongue?.
cat house: a brothel
George shook himself. He said woodenly, If I was alone I could live so easy. His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis. I could get a job an' not have no mess. He stopped. Go on, said Lennie. An' when the enda the month come- An' when the end of the month came I could take my fifty bucks an' go to a... cat house... John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Chapter 6.
cat in the meal tub: Alternative spelling of cat in the meal-tub
cat in the meal-tub: Something concealed; a hidden danger
cat in the sack: Something to be suspicious of
cat ladies: plural form of cat lady
cat lady: An elderly woman who devotes her time and attention to a domestic cat or cats
cat meat: Cat eaten as meat
cat meat: Meat prepared to be given as food for a cat
cat milk: Milk formulated to be suitable for cats
cat nap: A quick deliberate nap, a short amount of time spent sleeping
cat naps: plural form of cat nap
cat person: A person who keeps cats as pets
cat piss: any beverage of low quality
cat scratch fever: A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
cat state: A superposition of the most extreme states possible in a system, by analogy with Schrödinger's cat which is in a superposition of "dead" and "alive"
cat states: plural form of cat state
cat stretch: a stretch position, naturally and comfortably assumed by a limber feline or imitated by human (notably as a gymnastic exercise), on all four with the back maximally arched and pointing upwards
cat that ate the canary: A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private
I stood there looking like the cat that ate the canary. . . . But he knows me too well and pondered out loud what I had been up to.
cat that ate the canary: A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance
Daley said that Tietjen, who lives in Middle Island, had the cat who ate the canary look when he was pulled over. The 32-year-old driver was apologetic, and never tried to dispute the ticket.
cat that swallowed the canary: Alternative form of cat that ate the canary
cat tree: A structure of platforms and scratching posts designed for a cat to play on
cat trees: plural form of cat tree
cat's cradle: A children's string game
cat's cradle: Any complicated structure which appears to be without purpose
cat's eye: A small reflective disc placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night
cat's game: A tie game
cat's meow: A highly sought-after and fancy example of something
That new car was really the cat's meow.
cat's meow: A self-satisfied person
cat's pajamas: Alternative spelling of cat's pyjamas
cat's paw: Alternative form of cat's-paw
cat's pyjamas: A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects
cat's whisker: The wire that touches the crystal in a crystal radio
cat's whiskers: Something considered to be outstanding
cat's whiskers: plural form of cat’s whisker
cat's-eye: A gemstone mineral (a variety of chalcedonic quartz) that has a lustre resembling the eye of a cat when cut en cabochon
cat's-eye: Any of a chain of reflecting studs used to demarcate traffic lanes
cat's-paw: A knot of a certain kind resembling a lark’s-foot hitch; see cat's paw for more detailed information
cat's-paw: A pawn or dupe; somebody who has been unwittingly tricked into acting in another's interest
It could be said – there are plenty who say it – that his rejection of the left has made him a cat's paw of the right, but it is a pretty strange right-wing cat's paw who favours the idea of unrestricted illegal immigration into Spain.
cat's-paw: A breeze that ruffles patches of a water surface
cat-flap: Small hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just big enough for a cat to enter
While she's distracted, Batman and Robin make heroic, synchronised leaps off the fridge onto the lino and crash hell for leather, one after the other, through the cat-flap. The cat-flap's plastic frame collapses in pieces on the floor behind them.
cat-harping: One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards
cat-o'-nine-tails: A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment
If you should give such language at sea, you'd have a cat-o’-nine-tails laid cross your shoulders.
cat-o'-nine-tails: A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies
cat-witted: Of or pertaining to someone who is spiteful, obstinate, and small-minded
coon cat: A Maine Coon
curiosity killed the cat: Knowing some things can be dangerous, so don't be so curious to know them
dead cat bounce: A temporary recovery in the price of an instrument whose price has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run
desert cat: Felis silvestris lybica, also known as the African wildcat, is a subspecies of the wildcat (Felis silvestris)
dog and cat: A team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other
domestic cat: A domesticated cat, of the species Felis silvestris catus (commonly called Felis domesticus), especially one kept as a pet
fat cat: Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labour of others
fat cat: A rich person who contributes to a political campaign
feral cat: A domesticated cat that has returned to the wild, or the offspring of such a cat
fisher cat: A North American carnivorous mammal of the weasel family; Martes pennanti; the fisher
fishing cat: A medium-sized cat whose habitat range extends through Indochina, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java; Prionailurus viverrinus
flat-headed cat: a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra
fraidy cat: A coward
fraidy-cat: A coward; a person who is easily frightened
grin like a Cheshire cat: To smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way
John ended the set with a beautiful serve, an ace, and could not help grinning like a Cheshire cat.
house cat: a domestic cat, a pet cat, Felis silvestris catus, as opposed to bigger and wild living Felidae
house cat: Felis silvestris forma catus
kitty-cat: A domestic cat (species Feles catus.)
lap cat: A domestic cat that willingly sits on a person's lap
Cats are active and playful, therefore entertaining to play with and watch. A lap cat provides nurturing and affection.
leopard cat: A wild cat native to Southeast Asia, Prionailurus bengalensis
let the cat out of the bag: To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently
It was going to be a surprise party until someone let the cat out of the bag.
like a cat in a strange garret: Having a feeling of uncertainty and misapprehension due to being in an unfamiliar situation
Mothers cannot conveniently leave home to get about, and fathers, to use their own expression, feel like a cat in a strange garret, when screwed up in one of the seats ot the school house.
like a cat on a hot tin roof: Jumpy, nervous
look what the cat's dragged in: Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way
marbled cat: Pardofelis marmorata, a cat similar in size to the domestic cat, with a longer, more thickly furred tail
musk cat: A prostitute
musk cat: An animal which secretes musk, such as a civet, or musk deer
As the sweet sweat of Roses in a Still, / As that which from chaf'd muskats pores doth trill .
native cat: The quoll. (Reference: R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 79.)
nervous as a cat: Very nervous
She's as nervous as a cat..
nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs: Extremely nervous
not enough room to swing a cat: very little space (available)
They had not space enough (according to the vulgar saying) to swing a Cat in.
pussy-cat: An affectionate term for a cat; same as pussy
pussy-cat: A gentle or soft-hearted person
He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.
put the cat among the pigeons: To cause alarm
Professor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.
reduced cat: A version of the cat-o'-nine-tails (multi-tail whip), which has only five (instead of nine) 'tails' (thongs) of smooth whipcord
sabre-toothed cat: the sabre-toothed tiger
sand cat: A small wild cat, Felis margarita, distributed over African and Asian deserts
scardey cat: Alternative spelling of scaredy cat
scaredy cat: A coward
scaredy-cat: A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared
set the cat among the pigeons: Alternative form of put the cat among the pigeons
stink-cat: civet cat
stink-cat: skunk
there's more than one way to skin a cat: A problem generally has more than one solution
tom cat: a male cat
tortoiseshell cat: a domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings
when the cat's away: People are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance
when the cat's away the mice will play: In the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances
who's 'she', the cat's mother?: A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate
- Mother is making tea in the kitchen.
cat-o-nine-tails: an instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy
cat: {i} feline, small furry mammal which is often kept as a pet; any of a number of large wild animals belonging the family felidae (lion, tiger, leopard, etc.); vicious or spiteful woman; (Slang) jazz player; (Slang) jazz fanatic; (Slang) guy, fellow
cat: A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets
cat: An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx
did a cat get your tongue: did you swallow your tongue? Why don't you speak?
cat snake: (Ticaret) The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), also known as the Soosan snake, is a venomous colubrid snake endemic to the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions
cat: {n} a domestic animal, kind of ship, whip, fish
Schrödinger's cat experiment: (Felsefe) Schrödinger's cat experiment is a famous illustration of the principle in quantum theory of superposition, proposed by Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. Schrödinger's cat serves to demonstrate the apparent conflict between what quantum theory tells us is true about the nature and behavior of matter on the microscopic level and what we observe to be true about the nature and behavior of matter on the macroscopic level
as mean as cat's piss: (deyim) (Aus) Not worth a penny, trivial, fake
cat box: A litter box, sometimes called a sandbox, sand box, litter tray, litter pan, catbox, or cat box, is an indoor feces and urine disposal box for cats (as well as rabbits, snakes and other pets that naturally or through training will make use of such a repository) that are permitted free roam of a home but who cannot or do not always go outside to relieve themselves. Many owners of these animals prefer not to let them roam outside for fear that they might succumb to the elements or get hit by a car, so a cat litter box makes it possible to shelter pets from these risks
cat's ear: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata or Hypochoeris radicata), also known as flatweed, cat's ear or false dandelion, is a perennial, low-lying edible herb often found in lawns. The plant is native to Europe, but has also been introduced to the Americas, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
dead cat bounce: (Finans) (Stock Exchange) A temporary recovery in share prices after a substantial fall
deaded cat bounded: (Finans) (Stock Exchange) A temporary recovery in share prices after a substantial fall
exh. cat.: Exhibition catalog
pussy cat: A willow or hazel catkin
pussy cat: A cat. (nursery & colloq.)
pussy cat: A person compared to a cat; now esp. one who is attractive, amiable, or submissive. "News of the World He's a tough businessman but he's a pussycat in private."
put the cat among the pigeons: Put (or set) the cat among the pigeons: say or do something likely to cause trouble or controversy
scaredy cat: (Film) Scaredy Cat is a 1948 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and produced and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was the first of three Jones cartoons which placed Porky Pig and Sylvester the cat (in a rare non-speaking role as Porky's pet) in a spooky setting where only Sylvester was aware of the danger - the other two films being Claws for Alarm (1954) and Jumpin' Jupiter (1955). This was also the only entry in the trilogy in which Porky Pig does eventually realise the danger they are in
scaredy cat: (deyim) Someone who is easily frightened
there is not enough room to swing a cat: (deyim) If there is not enough room to swing a cat, it means that there is a lack of room in a given area. This expression is often thought to be related not to live cats, but a cat o'nine tails - a vicious type of whip, typically used to discipline sailors
cata: It sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric; and is sometimes changed to cath, as in cathartic, catholic
cata: The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to, wholly, completely; as in cataclysm, catarrh