Cat-tail
41Cat head (ship) — The cat head is a beam projecting from each side of the bows of a ship, almost horizontally. It is designed for the purpose of raising the anchor from the surface of the water to the deck without touching the bows, and for carrying the anchor on… …
42cat's-tail — n. 1. (Bot.) Catkin (which see). 2. (Bot.) Timothy, timothy grass, herds grass (Phleum pretense). 3. Cirrus, mare s tail …
43cat-o'-nine-tails — noun a) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment. If you should give such language at sea, youd have a cat o’ nine tails laid cross your shoulders. b) A similarly constructed leather nine tail… …
44cat's paw — /ˈkæts pɔ / (say kats paw) noun 1. a person used by another to serve their purpose; a tool. 2. Nautical a kind of hitch in the bight of a rope, made to hook a tackle on. 3. Nautical a light breeze which ruffles the surface of the water over a… …
45tail wind — Synonyms and related words: CAT, aerospace, aerosphere, air current, air hole, air pocket, airspace, backing wind, beam wind, bump, ceiling, crosscurrent, crosswind, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, empty space, fair wind, fall wind,… …
46Manx (cat) — Manx A crouching, riser tailed, black and white female Manx. Alternative names Manks Origin Isle of Man Common nicknames …
47Cheshire Cat — This article is about a character in Alice s Adventures in Wonderland. For other uses, see Cheshire Cat (disambiguation). Cheshire Cat Alice character The Cheshire cat as …
48cat's-tail speedwell — /kats tayl / a widely cultivated Eurasian plant, Veronica spicata, of the figwort family, having blue flowers in long, spikelike clusters. * * * …
49cat's tail — (also cattail) noun a reed mace or other plant with long thin parts suggestive of cats tails …
50cat's tail — /ˈkæts teɪl/ (say kats tayl) noun 1. any of the tall marsh plants of the genus Typha, with flowers in long, dense, cylindrical spikes. 2. any of certain species of the grass Koeleria; bulrush …
