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wildcat

Letters that make wildcat

a, d, l, c, t, i, w are letters that make 'wildcat'

Words within wildcat

at, WI, wild, il, cat, CAT, CA, DC, IL, At, Ca are words within 'wildcat'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of wildcat

wildcats is a word created by adding a letter to 'wildcat'

wildcat is a 7 letter word ending with t
wildcat is a 7 letter word starting with w

6 possible definitions for 'wildcat'

Wildcat as "without official authorization"

Under this definition, wildcat is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unauthorized, unauthorised have the same meaning as 'wildcat'

Similar to wildcat

unofficial is similar to wildcat.

Example of wildcat used within this context

"an unauthorized strike", "wildcat work stoppage"

Wildcat as "a cruelly rapacious person"

Under this definition, wildcat is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wolf, beast, brute, savage have the same meaning as 'wildcat'

wildcat as a type

'wildcat' can be a type of aggressor, attacker, assailant, assaulter.

Derivatives of wildcat

vicious, savage, roughshod, barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell are derivatives of 'wildcat'.

Wildcat as "an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field"

Under this definition, wildcat is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wildcat well has the same meaning as wildcat

wildcat as a type

'wildcat' can be a type of oiler, oil well.

Derivatives of wildcat

wildcat is a derivative of wildcat.

Wildcat as "any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild"

Under this definition, wildcat is a noun and has the following properties:

wildcat as a type

'wildcat' can be a type of true cat, cat.

Types of wildcat

tiger cat, sand cat, catamountain, Felis silvestris, cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor, ocelot, Felis pardalis, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat, jaguarondi, eyra, Felis yagouaroundi, kaffir cat, caffer cat, Felis ocreata, jungle cat, Felis chaus, Felis serval, leopard cat, Felis bengalensis, Felis tigrina, margay, Felis wiedi, manul, Felis manul, lynx, catamount, panther cat, serval, margay cat, Pallas's cat, European wildcat are types of 'wildcat'.

wildcat as a member

'wildcat' can be a member of Felis, genus Felis.

Wildcat as "outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices"

Under this definition, wildcat is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to wildcat

unsound is similar to wildcat.

Example of wildcat used within this context

"wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks", "wildcat stock speculation", "a wildcat airline", "wildcat life insurance schemes"

Wildcat as "(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive"

Under this definition, wildcat is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of wildcat

wildcat well, wildcat are derivatives of 'wildcat'.

Similar to wildcat

exploratory, explorative are similar to 'wildcat'.

Example of wildcat used within this context

"drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation", "a wildcat mine", "wildcat drilling", "wildcat wells"