Cats

//kæts// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of cat form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of Cat form-of, plural
  3. 3
    plural of CAT form-of, plural
  4. 4
    A credit under the CAT Scheme above. UK, informal, plural, plural-normally

    "We only have 45 allocated CATS for next year, so we've got to pick another 5 modules to make 120."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of cat form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Charlotte Area Transportation System. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The grieving family is now demanding change, citing a “lack of visible or effective security” on the Charlotte Area Transportation System Blue Line. CNN has reached out to CATS for comment."

Example

More examples

"We can have dogs, cats, birds, and so on."

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