WILD-CAT

Meaning of WILD-CAT in English

(a.) Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

WILD-CAT — (a.) Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
Английский словарь Webster
WILD-CAT — ( a. ) Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD-CAT — ( a. ) Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD CAT — untamed cat, street cat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WILD-CAT — adj running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. 2. wild-cat ·adj unsound; worthless; …
Webster English vocab
WILD CAT — разведочная скважина; поисковая скважина (на малоисследованной площади)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD-CAT — сущ. 1) рискованное предприятие, афера 2) неофициальная стачка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD CAT — Лесная кошка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WILD CAT — Лесная кошка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WILD CAT — см. European wild cat
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WILD CAT — см. European wild cat
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WILD CAT — разведочная скважина; поисковая скважина (на малоисследованной площади)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
WILD-CAT — сущ. 1) рискованное предприятие, афера 2) неофициальная стачка
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
WILD CAT — храповое колесо брашпиля)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
WILD CAT — храповое колесо [c gray](брашпиля)
Англо-Русский морской словарь
WILD-CAT — рискованное предприятие, афера неофициальная стачка
Англо-Русский экономический словарь
WILD CAT — марк. See: question mark
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
WILD-CAT — сущ. 1) рискованное предприятие, афера 2) неофициальная стачка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD CAT — разведочная скважина; поисковая скважина (на малоисследованной площади)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) wild pig wild boar Hickok Wild Bill wild carrot {{link=wild rice">wild rice Wild West …
Английский словарь Британика
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
WILD — I. ˈwīld, esp before pause or consonant ˈwīəld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILD — (superl.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought …
Английский словарь Webster
WILD — ( superl. ) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD — — wildly , adv. — wildness , n. /wuyld/ , adj., wilder, wildest , adv. , n. adj. 1. living …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD — I. ˈwī(-ə)ld adjective Etymology: Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wildi wild, Welsh gwyllt Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILD — adv wildly; as, to talk wild. 2. wild ·superl hard to steer; said of a vessel. 3. wild ·superl …
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
WILD — [wild] adj [ME wilde, fr. OE; akin to OHG wildi wild, W gwyllt] (bef. 12c) 1 a: living in a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILD — wild, Wild BrE AmE waɪ ə ld ▷ wilder ˈwaɪ ə ld ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ wildest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILD — / waɪld; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( wild·er , wild·est ) ANIMALS / PLANTS 1. living or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD — I. wild 1 S2 W2 /waɪld/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wild , ↑ wildness ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
WILD — ( wilds, wilder, wildest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wild animals …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD — (~s, ~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wild animals or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wild accusation (= with no evidence to support it ) ▪ She’s made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT
Cambridge English vocab
WILD
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WILD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Slang English vocab
WILD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WILD — adj. 1 undomesticated, untamed, unbroken, savage, feral The only four-legged animals inhabiting the island were wild pigs 2 uncultivated, uninhabited, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Словарь английских идиом
WILD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WILD — 1) бурный 2) дикий 3) натуральный 4) некаптированный 5) необдуманный 6) нестабилизированный 7) сырой • - wild animal - wild arc - wild compact - wild curve - wild data - wild embedding - …
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