cat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, family, house (esp. AmE), household, pet ▪ big ▪ She went to Africa to photograph big cats. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
cat that ate the canary — noun a) A person who appears self satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private. He talked freely and carried the smile of the cat that swallowed the canary. b) A person whose appearance and behavior … Wiktionary
Cheshire 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 … Wikipedia
Cheshire cat — 1. a constantly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland. 2. grin like a Cheshire cat, to smile or grin inscrutably. * * * … Universalium
Cheshire cat — noun /ˈtʃɛʃə ˈkæt/ A fictional grinning cat, made popular by s . <!: All right, said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it… … Wiktionary
Cheshire cat — Chesh′ire cat′ n. lit. a constantly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland[/ex] … From formal English to slang
Cheshire cat — n. a proverbial grinning cat from Cheshire, England, esp. one described in Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland … English World dictionary
Cheshire cat — noun Etymology: Cheshire, England Date: 1866 a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland … New Collegiate Dictionary
cheshire cat, you old — No one has satisfactorily explained why Cheshire cats are supposed to grin. The saying ‘to grin like a Cheshire cat’ already existed when Lewis Carroll had his heroine, in Alice in Wonderland, ask the Duchess why her cat was grinning, only to… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Kit-Cat Klock — A newer model Kit Cat Klock The Kit Cat Klock is an art deco novelty style clock. The clock is manufactured in the shape of a black cat and is hung on a wall. The tail swings as a second hand and eyes move back and forth to give illusion of it… … Wikipedia
