| cat's-claw | (n) erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida, Syn. black bead, catclaw, Pithecellodium unguis-cati |
| cat's cradle | (n) a game played with string looped over the fingers |
| cat's-ear | (n) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears |
| cat's-ear | (n) European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears, Syn. gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata, capeweed, California dandelion |
| cat's eye | (n) any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape |
| cat's foot | (n) low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers, Syn. Antennaria dioica, pussytoes, cat's feet |
| cat's-paw | (n) a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked |
| cat's-tail | (n) tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa, Syn. reedmace, nailrod, bullrush, reed mace, Typha latifolia, bulrush |
| Cat's-eye | n. (Min.) A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cat's-foot | n. (Bot.) A plant (Nepeta Glechoma) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cat's-paw | n. ☞ In this sense the term refers to the fable of the monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cat's-tail | n. See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus. [ 1913 Webster ] |