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kitty
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kitty has 4 senses
- kitty(n = noun.possession) pool - the combined stakes of the betters; Array is a kind of bet, stake, stakes, wager
- kitty(n = noun.possession) jackpot, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker); Array is a kind of bet, stake, stakes, wager
- kitty(n = noun.animal) kitten - young domestic cat; Array is a kind of young mammal
- kitty(n = noun.animal) kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat - informal terms referring to a domestic cat; Array is a kind of domestic cat, felis catus, felis domesticus, house cat
CIDE DICTIONARY
kitty, n.
- A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table; R. F. Foster. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kitty, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a fund of money for communal use.
2 the pool in some card-games.
3 the jack in bowls.
1 a fund of money for communal use.
2 the pool in some card-games.
3 the jack in bowls.
kitty, n. (pl. -ies) a pet-name or a child's name for a kitten or cat.
THESAURUS
kitty
Cheshire cat, Chinchilla cat, Maltese cat, Swiss bank account, alley cat, assets, balance, bank, bank account, blue cat, bottom dollar, budget, calico cat, cash reserves, cat, checking account, collection, command of money, exchequer, feline, finances, fund, funds, gib, gib-cat, grimalkin, house cat, jackpot, kit, kitling, kitten, kitty-cat, life savings, means, moneys, mouser, nest egg, pecuniary resources, pocket, pool, pot, purse, puss, pussy, pussycat, reserves, resources, savings, savings account, silver cat, stakes, substance, tabby, tabby cat, tiger, tiger cat, tom, tomcat, tortoise-shell cat, treasure, unregistered bank account, wherewithal
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