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Cat's Eye
- noun - any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
Cat's-Ear
- noun - any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears
- European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
Cat's-Eye
- - 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.
Cat's-Paw
- noun - a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
- A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air. (b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.
- a person used by another to gain an end
Catabatic
- adjective - of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
Catabolic
- adjective - characterized by destructive metabolism
- relating to or characterized by catabolism
Cataclasm
- - A breaking asunder; disruption.
Cataclysm
- noun - a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
Catacombs
- noun - an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
- Vault