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Meaning of "the cat's whiskers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE CAT'S WHISKERS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE CAT'S WHISKERS

the canvas
the Cape
the Capitol
the Capitoline
the Carboniferous
the Caribbean
the Caribbees
the Cariboo
the cash
the Caucasus
the Cenotaph
the Cenozoic
the Central Provinces
the Centre
the chair
the Channel
the Channel Country
the charts
the chase
the chattering classes

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE CAT'S WHISKERS

blinkers
bonkers
cat´s whiskers
checkers
crackers
flickers
immigrant workers
Junkers
knickerbockers
knickers
knockers
mockers
movers and shakers
nutcrackers
Shakers
side whiskers
sneakers
the Shakers
whiskers
Yonkers

Synonyms and antonyms of the cat's whiskers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the cat's whiskers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE CAT'S WHISKERS

Find out the translation of the cat's whiskers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the cat's whiskers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the cat's whiskers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猫的胡须
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los bigotes del gato
570 millions of speakers

English

the cat´s whiskers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिल्ली की मूंछे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شعيرات القط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усы у кошки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bigodes do gato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিড়ালের কাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les moustaches du chat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kumis kucing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schnurrhaare der Katze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

猫のウィスカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고양이의 수염
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whiskers kucing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

râu của con mèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூனை விஸ்கர்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांजरीच्या कल्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kedi bıyıkları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baffi del gatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kocie wąsy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуса у кішки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mustati pisicii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μουστάκια της γάτας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die kat se snor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kattens morrhår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kattens værhår
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the cat's whiskers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CAT'S WHISKERS»

The term «the cat's whiskers» is normally little used and occupies the 131.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CAT'S WHISKERS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the cat's whiskers» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the cat's whiskers» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the cat's whiskers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CAT'S WHISKERS»

Discover the use of the cat's whiskers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the cat's whiskers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cat's Whiskers: New Zealand Writers on Cats
Tender, humorous, enlightening and lyrical, this is the perfect book for every cat lover.Contributors:James K. Baxter,Ursula Bethell,Peter Bland,Bernard Brown,Diane Brown ,Janet Charman ,Martin Edmond,Barbara Else,Fiona Farrell,Beryl ...
Peter Wells, 2005
2
The Cat's Whiskers
This book of five short stories written by Chris Gibson, an inveterate 'Cat-aholic', gives us an insight into the behaviour of cats and of humans.
Christopher J. F. Gibson, 2014
3
The Cat's Whiskers
A little girl is friends with a very long-whiskered cat that can do very unusual things.
Bill Charmatz, 1969
4
Analog Electronics
The crystal used was germanium, one of the rare earths, and the device had to be prepared by discharging a capacitor through each of the cat's whiskers in turn to 'form' a junction. Over the following years, the theory of conduction via ...
Ian Hickman, 1999
5
Circuit Design: Know It All: Know It All
The crystal used was germanium, one of the rare earths, and the device had to be prepared by discharging a capacitor through each of the cat's whiskers in turn to “form” a junction. Over the following years, the theory of conduction via ...
Darren Ashby, Bonnie Baker, Ian Hickman, 2011
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Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928
In The Cat's Whiskers, "Felix gets his whiskers manicured." The Cat's Revenge, released a month later on September 15, 1923, also featured the pretender.9 Encouraged (we may surmise) by a reminder from either Winkler or Sullivan, Terry ...
Donald Crafton, 1993
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Beyond Modularity: A Developmental Perspective on Cognitive ...
For instance, when seeing an adult point toward a cat and say "Look, a cat", how can the child decide whether the speaker uses "cat" to mean the whole animal, the cat's whiskers, the color of the cat's fur, the mat on which it is standing, the ...
Annette Karmiloff-Smith, 1995
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Light and Dark: An exploration in science, nature, art and ...
Although the cat's whiskers were cheap and simple, finding a suitable position on the crystal surface was a time-consuming trial-and-error procedure. Even though in the first quarter of the 20th century nobody had yet worked out the underlying ...
David Greene, 2002
9
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for Autism Spectrum ...
The cat's whiskers are as wide as its body so if the whiskers bend when it puts its head through the door, the cat instinctively knows that its body would not fit. A human's sense of space and boundaries comes from many different sensory ...
Virginia S. Cowen, 2011
10
Prince Charming and Baabarella
Another book in the Cat's Whiskers series of fiction for young children & early learners. Ages 7+
Angelika Glitz, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CAT'S WHISKERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the cat's whiskers is used in the context of the following news items.
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Five-Week-Old Cheetah Cubs in German Zoo Are the Cat's Whiskers
NBC News Muenster zoo in Germany has moved its family of seven cheetah cubs into an outdoor enclosure, but they will continue to be cared for by hand. «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
2
Big-Hearted Bequest Is The Cat's Whiskers
It was Molly's wish that during the lifetime of the Trust that funds generated from her residuary estate be used specifically for the care of cats by the Wellington ... «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»
3
Taking Stock: PwC Panto the Cat's Whiskers
TAKING STOCK has been to some dozen or so of PwC's pantos. The panto is an important part of the firm's community programme in the UK, raising funds for ... «Accountancy Age, Feb 15»
4
Fame in cyberspace the cat's whiskers for protection of species
We adore Nora the piano-playing cat. We chuckle as a comical feline named Maru leaps into cardboard boxes. We revel in Grumpy Cat's permanently sour ... «The Australian, Dec 14»
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The cat's whiskers: Scotland's first ever cat cafe to open in Edinburgh
Maison de Moggy is based on Japansese-style themed cafés, which allow customers to play, photograph and cuddle felines while enjoying a tea or coffee. «BBC News, Dec 14»
6
Why John Lewis has proved it really is the cat's whiskers
Reader KD of London wrote to us to tell us how on the way to nursery her young son “lost her elder daughter's toy cat which her grandad bought her from John ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
7
The cat's whiskers
Churchill had a great fondness for animals, a trait that surprises those who think of him only as the wartime leader promising blood, toil, tears and sweat. But he ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
8
First feline café in Spain proves the cat's whiskers
When a Spanish friend told me that she'd visited the country's first dedicated cat café in Madrid, I assumed she was pulling my paw, but not so. Gatoteca, which ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
9
Google feels like the cat's whiskers
But this week we got a glimpse of what the company's great minds, human and electronic, are thinking about – cats. Google scientists presented an impressive ... «Financial Times, Jun 12»
10
Alphie the abandoned piglet decides he's the cat's whiskers
But as her own demanding schedule started to take it's toll, Claire began to wonder if her cat Jinx, who had recently become a mum herself at their home in Cape ... «Daily Mail, Jan 11»

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