About The Word Wildcat

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Wildcat to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Wildcat definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Wildcat

Wildcat Meaning & Definition
Wildcat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wildcat?

[n] any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
[n] an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
[n] a cruelly rapacious person
[adj] (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
[adj] without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
[adj] outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wildcat: beast | brute | explorative | exploratory | savage | unauthorised | unauthorized | unofficial | unsound | wildcat well | wolf

Related Terms | Find terms related to Wildcat:

See Also | aggressor | assailant | assaulter | attacker | caffer cat | cat | catamount | catamountain | cougar | European wildcat | eyra | Felis | Felis bengalensis | Felis chaus | Felis concolor | Felis manul | Felis ocreata | Felis pardalis | Felis serval | Felis silvestris | Felis tigrina | Felis wiedi | Felis yagouaroundi | genus Felis | jaguarondi | jaguarundi | jaguarundi cat | jungle cat | kaffir cat | leopard cat | lynx | manul | margay | margay cat | mountain lion | ocelot | oil well | oiler | painter | Pallas's cat | panther | panther cat | puma | sand cat | serval | tiger cat | true cat

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Seethe ‐ boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething" [v] foam as if boiling;…
  • Pair formation ‐ the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and…
  • Asphodelus ‐ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike…
  • Nudist ‐ a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion…
  • Tourism ‐ the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a…
  • Hart ‐ male red deer [n] United States lyricist who collaborated with…
  • Co- ‐ a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains…
  • Sonic delay line ‐ a delay line based on the time of propagation of…
  • Car company ‐ a company that makes and sells…
  • Pot liquor ‐ the liquid in which vegetables or meat have…
Crossword Dictionary