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• cat·a·comb — /ˈkætəˌkoʊm, Brit ˈkætəˌkuːm/ noun, pl combs [count] : an underground place where people are buried usually plural ancient Roman catacombs …   Useful english dictionary

• comb — beach·comb; beach·comb·er; cat·a·comb; cocks·comb; comb; comb·er; cox·comb; cox·comb·i·cal; cox·comb·ly; cox·comb·ry; new·comb; re·comb; cox·comb·ic; …   English syllables

• Cat flea — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

• Cat — For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation). Domestic cat[1] …   Wikipedia

• cat-eyed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having eyes like a cat 2. : able to see in the dark * * * /kat uyd /, adj. 1. having eyes resembling those of a cat. 2. capable of seeing in dark places. [1605 15] * * * catˈ eyed adjective 1. H …   Useful english dictionary

• Domestic longhaired cat — A grey female domestic longhaired cat A domestic longhaired cat is a cat fancy term used to describe a cat with medium or long fur that is not a pedigreed member of a recognized breed. Domestic longhairs come in all the standard cat colours… …   Wikipedia

• catacomb — cat·a·comb …   English syllables

• catacomb — cat|a|comb [ˈkætəku:m US koum] n [C usually plural] [Date: 900 1000; : Late Latin; Origin: Catacumbas underground place in Rome where the bodies of St Peter and St Paul were said to be buried] an area underground where dead people are buried =… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• catacomb — cat•a•comb [[t]ˈkæt əˌkoʊm[/t]] n. 1) Usu., catacombs. an underground cemetery, esp. one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs 2) rel the Catacombs, the subterranean burial chambers of the early Christians in …   From formal English to slang

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables