Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kat foo t]
- /kæt fʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kat foo t]
- /kæt fʊt/
Definition of cat-foot word
- verb without object cat-foot to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of cat-foot
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; cat + foot
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cat-foot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cat-foot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ca
- Words starting with cat
- Words starting with catf
- Words starting with catfo
- Words starting with catfoo
- Words starting with catfoot