A tabby is any domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an M on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a cat breed.[1] In fact, the tabby pattern is found in many breeds, as well as among the general mixed-breed population. The tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature that may be related to the coloration of the domestic cat's direct ancestor, the African Wildcat, which (along with the European Wildcat and Asiatic Wildcat) has a similar coloration.
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noun
noun: tabby; plural noun: tabbies; noun: tabby cat; plural noun: tabby cats
1.
a cat whose fur is mottled or streaked with dark stripes.
informal
any domestic cat.
2.
a fabric with a watered pattern, typically silk.
3.
a plain weave.
4.
a type of concrete made of lime, shells, gravel, and stones that dries very hard.
adjective
adjective: tabby
1.
(of a cat) gray or brownish in color and streaked
2 nabob
Line breaks: nabob
Pronunciation: /ˈneɪbɒb /
NOUN
1 • historical A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire.
2A person of conspicuous wealth or high status.
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She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated.
Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most.
Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail.
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SYNONYMS
2.1 • historical A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune.
4 in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
ˌintlˈekCHo͞oəˌlīz/
verb
1.
give an intellectual character to.
"belief was a gut feeling—it couldn't be intellectualized"
2.
talk, write, or think intellectually.
"people who intellectualize about fashion
3
Example Sentences
adjective
1. Don't rationalize or over intellectualize yourselves into believing otherwise.
verb
1. He has the ability to intellectualize, but may lose focus and go off on a tangent relatively easily.
verb
1. But it's one thing to intellectualize something and quite another to live it.
2 noun
noun: intelligence
1.
the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
"an eminent man of great intelligence"
synonyms:
intellectual capacity, mental capacity, intellect, mind, brain(s), IQ, brainpower, judgment, reasoning, understanding, comprehension; acumen, wit, sense, insight, perception, penetration, discernment, smartness, canniness, astuteness, intuition, acuity, cleverness, brilliance, ability; informalbraininess
"a man of great intelligence"
a person or being with the ability to acquire and apply knowledge.
plural noun: intelligences
"extraterrestrial intelligences"
2.
the collection of information of military or political value.
"the chief of military intelligence"
synonyms:
information gathering, surveillance, observation, reconnaissance, spying, espionage, infiltration, ELINT, humint; black operations; informalrecon, black ops
"an intelligence operation"
people employed in the collection of military or political information.
"French intelligence has been able to secure numerous local informers"
military or political information.
"the gathering of intelligence"
synonyms:
information, facts, details, particulars, data, knowledge, reports, inside story, hot tip; informalinfo, dope, skinny, lowdown
"we're awaiting the latest intelligence from our operatives"
archaic
information in general; news.
3 dag
dag/
nounAUSTRAL./NZinformal
1.
an unfashionable or socially conservative
4 nag
verb
1.
annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging.
"she constantly nags her daughter about getting married"
synonyms:
harass, badger, give someone a hard time, hound, harry, criticize, carp, find fault with, keep on at, grumble at, go on at; henpeck; informalhassle, get on someone's case, ride
"she's constantly nagging me"
shrewish, complaining, grumbling, fault-finding, scolding, carping, criticizing
"his nagging wife"
be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying to.
"something nagged at the back of his mind"
synonyms:
persistent, continuous, niggling, unrelenting, unremitting, unabating More
noun
noun: nag; plural noun: nags
1.
a person who nags someone.
synonyms:
shrew, harpy, termagant, harridan; archaicscold
"don't be such a nag
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noun
noun: tabby; plural noun: tabbies; noun: tabby cat; plural noun: tabby cats
1.
a cat whose fur is mottled or streaked with dark stripes.
informal
any domestic cat.
2.
a fabric with a watered pattern, typically silk.
3.
a plain weave.
4.
a type of concrete made of lime, shells, gravel, and stones that dries very hard.
adjective
adjective: tabby
1.
(of a cat) gray or brownish in color and streaked
2 nabob
Line breaks: nabob
Pronunciation: /ˈneɪbɒb /
NOUN
1 • historical A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire.
2A person of conspicuous wealth or high status.
MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated.
Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most.
Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail.
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SYNONYMS
2.1 • historical A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune.
4 in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
ˌintlˈekCHo͞oəˌlīz/
verb
1.
give an intellectual character to.
"belief was a gut feeling—it couldn't be intellectualized"
2.
talk, write, or think intellectually.
"people who intellectualize about fashion
3
Example Sentences
adjective
1. Don't rationalize or over intellectualize yourselves into believing otherwise.
verb
1. He has the ability to intellectualize, but may lose focus and go off on a tangent relatively easily.
verb
1. But it's one thing to intellectualize something and quite another to live it.
2 noun
noun: intelligence
1.
the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
"an eminent man of great intelligence"
synonyms:
intellectual capacity, mental capacity, intellect, mind, brain(s), IQ, brainpower, judgment, reasoning, understanding, comprehension; acumen, wit, sense, insight, perception, penetration, discernment, smartness, canniness, astuteness, intuition, acuity, cleverness, brilliance, ability; informalbraininess
"a man of great intelligence"
a person or being with the ability to acquire and apply knowledge.
plural noun: intelligences
"extraterrestrial intelligences"
2.
the collection of information of military or political value.
"the chief of military intelligence"
synonyms:
information gathering, surveillance, observation, reconnaissance, spying, espionage, infiltration, ELINT, humint; black operations; informalrecon, black ops
"an intelligence operation"
people employed in the collection of military or political information.
"French intelligence has been able to secure numerous local informers"
military or political information.
"the gathering of intelligence"
synonyms:
information, facts, details, particulars, data, knowledge, reports, inside story, hot tip; informalinfo, dope, skinny, lowdown
"we're awaiting the latest intelligence from our operatives"
archaic
information in general; news.
3 dag
dag/
nounAUSTRAL./NZinformal
1.
an unfashionable or socially conservative
4 nag
verb
1.
annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging.
"she constantly nags her daughter about getting married"
synonyms:
harass, badger, give someone a hard time, hound, harry, criticize, carp, find fault with, keep on at, grumble at, go on at; henpeck; informalhassle, get on someone's case, ride
"she's constantly nagging me"
shrewish, complaining, grumbling, fault-finding, scolding, carping, criticizing
"his nagging wife"
be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying to.
"something nagged at the back of his mind"
synonyms:
persistent, continuous, niggling, unrelenting, unremitting, unabating More
noun
noun: nag; plural noun: nags
1.
a person who nags someone.
synonyms:
shrew, harpy, termagant, harridan; archaicscold
"don't be such a nag