cat

noun (cat, cats)

«cat» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A cat is a small furry animal that people keep as a pet; it has whiskers, claws and a long tail. tree →
A cat is any animal of the cat family, like a lion, tiger or leopard («big cats»). tree →

In the lessons

animals counted; legs, food per cat; in science, cats are mammals and hunters; phrases «let the cat out of the bag» (tell a secret), «raining cats and dogs» (raining hard), «curiosity killed the cat»

Examples

There are 4 cats. How many legs? tree →
Each cat eats 2 cans of food a day. tree →
She has 3 cats and 2 dogs. tree →
5 cats went outside. tree →
The cat purred on my lap. tree →
Lions and tigers are big cats. tree →
It's raining cats and dogs! tree →
Our cat catches mice. tree →
Don't pull the cat's tail. tree →
He let the cat out of the bag about the surprise. tree →

Note

Just a thing counted; each cat has 4 legs. Trap: cats and dogs added together are «pets», not cats. A young cat is a kitten. Some people are allergic to cats.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Here "wild-cats" are wild animals that live in ruined places. The prophets name them with jackals and ostriches to show a city left empty. In the primary lessons: animals counted; legs, food per cat; in science, cats are mammals and hunters; phrases «let the cat out of the bag» (tell a secret), «raining cats and dogs» (raining hard), «curiosity killed the cat»

Examples

As, according to the Sefer Yctzirah, it is possible to ex- press all numbers by the ten Sefirot"*), we must demonstrate liow all numbers, even those higher tiian nine, may be indi- cated by the ten strokes. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
But wild-cats shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of ferrets; and ostriches shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. (Prophets ISA.13.21, JPS 1917) tree →
And the wild-cats shall meet with the jackals, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall repose there, and shall find her a place of rest. (Prophets ISA.34.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Therefore the wild-cats with the jackals shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. (Prophets JER.50.39, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Just a thing counted; each cat has 4 legs. Trap: cats and dogs added together are «pets», not cats. A young cat is a kitten. Some people are allergic to cats.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «cat» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«cat» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «cat» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«cat» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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