CAT OF NINE TAILS

Meaning of CAT OF NINE TAILS in English

A scourge composed of nine strings of whip-cord, each string having nine knots.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

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
NINE — I. ˈnīn sometimes for emphasis, as by telephone operators, -īən adjective Etymology: Middle English nyne, nigen, from Old English nigon; …
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
TAILS — plural of tail present third singular of tail
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NINE — (n.) A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (n.) The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (a.) Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — ( n. ) The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — ( n. ) A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAILS — /taylz/ , adj. , adv. 1. (of a coin) with the reverse facing up: On the next toss, the coin …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — /nuyn/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, eight plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX. …
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
NINE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NINE — noun a symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. 2. nine ·adj eight and one more; one less than …
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
TAILS — ~ informal a tailcoat, or a man's formal evening suit with such a coat. → tail ———————— ~ the side …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NINE — [nine] n [ME, fr. nyne, adj., fr. OE nigon; akin to OHG niun nine, L novem, Gk ennea] (bef. 12c) …
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
NINE — nine BrE AmE naɪn —but for clarity in communication code, niner ˈnaɪn ə ‖ - ə r ▷ nines naɪnz …
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
NINE — / naɪn; NAmE / number 9 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINE — nine /naɪn/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nigon ] 1 . the number 9: He’s only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NINE — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
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
NINE — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
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
NINE — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
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
NINE — ( nines) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Nine is the number 9. …
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
NINE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clock strikes eight/nine etc (= makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour ) …
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
TAILS — (JACKET) [plural] [noun] - a tail coat, see at tail (ANIMAL)
Cambridge English vocab
NINE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 9eight, nine, tena nine-month prison sentenceNine cities have shown an interest in hosting the …
Cambridge English vocab
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Cambridge English vocab
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
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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
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TAILS — (tail coat)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
NINE — See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ON CLOUD NINE.
Словарь английских идиом
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
TAILS — сущ. фрак Syn : tail-coat, dress coat Хвосты
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NINE — 1. числ. колич. 1) девять nine men's morris ≈ название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine times out of ten …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILS — Фрак
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NINE — nine.ogg 1. naın n 1. 1> девятка ( цифра ; тж. figure of nine) 2> карт. девятка nine of spades …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAILS — 1) отходы 2) решка 3) хвосты • game of heads or tails — игра орел или решка - heads or tails
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NINE — девять, девятка consisting of nine points — девятиточечный nine stroke two — девять дробь два
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TAILS — сущ.фрак Syn:tail-coat, dress coat
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NINE — nine числ. колич.1) девять nine men's morris — название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine days' wonder — злоба дня, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NINE — 1. naın n 1. 1> девятка ( цифра ; тж. figure of nine) 2> карт. девятка nine of spades - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TAILS — фрак, хвосты при обогащении, отходы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAILS — фрак, хвосты при обогащении, отходы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAILS — сущ. фрак Syn: tail-coat , dress coat
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NINE — 1. числ. колич. 1) девять nine men's morris — название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine days' wonder — злоба …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CAT
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAILS — сущ. фрак Syn: tail-coat, dress coat
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NINE — 1. числ. колич. 1) девять nine men's morris — название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine days' wonder — злоба дня, кратковременная сенсация nine …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CAT
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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