Index of English words, starting with "ca"

(1) - Catbird (n.) An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat.

(1) - Catboat (n.) A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as possible, carring a sail extended by a gaff and long boom. See Illustration in Appendix.

(1) - Catcall (n.) A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise.

(1) - Catch (v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.
(2) - Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
(3) - Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.
(4) - Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
(5) - Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
(6) - Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.
(7) - Catch (v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
(8) - Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
(9) - Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.
(10) - Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
(11) - Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.
(12) - Catch (v. i.) To attain possession.
(13) - Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
(14) - Catch (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
(15) - Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
(16) - Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
(17) - Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
(18) - Catch (n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.
(19) - Catch (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
(20) - Catch (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.
(21) - Catch (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
(22) - Catch (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.
(23) - Catch (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.