cathead
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting from each side of the bow of a ship for holding anchors which were fitted with a stock in position for letting go or for securing after weighing.
- Similar rigging on the outside of a building.
Etymology
Compound from English cat (former derogatory term for a person) + English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).
Origin
English
head
Gloss
-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Conehead English
- Crimhead English
- Flathead English
- Garelochhead English
- KatyCat English
- Panhead English
- Potterhead English
- Ribblehead English
- Roundhead English
- Wearhead English
- Whitehead English
- Zephead English
- addlehead English
- ahead English
- air-head English
- airhead English
- anticat English
- arrowhead English
- arsehead English
- asshead English
- axhead English
- backhead English
- baldhead English
- ballhead English
- bandhead English
- barrelhead English
- bayhead English
- beakhead English
- bearcat English
- beefhead English
- beetlehead English
- behead English
- bighead English
- billethead English
- billhead English
- blockhead English
- bloodhead English
- blubberhead English
- bluehead English
- blunderhead English
- bobblehead English
- bobcat English
- bolthead English
- bonehead English
- bonnethead English
- bottlehead English
- bowhead English
- breadhead English
- brickhead English
- bristlehead English
- broadhead English
- bubblehead English
- bufferhead English
- bufflehead English
- bulkhead English
- bullet-head English
- bullhead English
- bunhead English
- burrhead English
- bushcat English
- busthead English
- butterhead English
- butthead English
- cabbagehead English
- cat English
- cat burglar English
- cat train English
- cat-o'-nine-tails English
- cat-witted English
- cataholic English
- catbird English
- catblogging English
- catboy English
- catbutt English
- catcall English
- catcatcher English
- catclaw English
- catdom English
- caterwaul English
- catess English
- catface English
- catfall English
- catfight English
- catfish English
- catfit English
- catfucker English
- catgirl English
- cathair English
- cathole English
- cathood English
- cathouse English
- catkin English
- catkind English
- catlap English
- catless English
- catlet English
- catlicker English
- catlike English
- catling English
- catloaf English
- catlore English
- catlover English
- catly English
- catmeat English
- catmill English
- catmint English
- catnap English
- catness English
- catnip English
- catophile English
- catperson English
- catproof English
- catscratch English
- catshank English
- catshark English
- catshit English
- catsicle English
- catsitter English
- catskin English
- catslaughter English
- catslide English
- catspeak English
- catstail English
- catstep English
- catstick English
- catstitch English
- catsuit English
- catswort English
- cattail English
- cattery English
- cattish English
- catty English
- catwalk English
- catwise English
- catwoman English
- catworm English
- catwort English
- cementhead English
- cheesehead English
- chickenhead English
- chubhead English
- chunderhead English
- clithead English
- clubhead English
- cockhead English
- cockshead English
- codhead English
- cohead English
- copperhead English
- copycat English
- craphead English
- crisphead English
- crosshead English
- cunthead English
- cuphead English
- cutterhead English
- deadhead English
- deckhead English
- dehead English
- dickhead English
- dirthead English
- doghead English
- dothead English
- dragonhead English
- drawhead English
- drivehead English
- drophead English
- dullhead English
- dumbhead English
- duncehead English
- dunderhead English
- egghead English
- eigenhead English
- farthead English
- fathead English
- featherhead English
- fenderhead English
- fiddlehead English
- figurehead English
- fishhead English
- flat-headed cat English
- flathead English
- flinthead English
- floorhead English
- flowerhead English
- fluffhead English
- forehead English
- forkhead English
- fountainhead English
- fringehead English
- fuckhead English
- gearhead English
- gib-cat English
- gilthead English
- grandcat English
- grayhead English
- greenhead English
- greyhead English
- gristlehead English
- hammerhead English
- hardhead English
- hayhead English
- he-cat English
- head English
- head louse English
- head man English
- head rag English
- head-hop English
- head-scratcher English
- headache English
- headachingly English
- headage English
- headake English
- headband English
- headbang English
- headbanger English
- headbanging English
- headblock English
- headboard English
- headbobbing English
- headbolt English
- headbox English
- headbutt English
- headcam English
- headcanon English
- headcarry English
- headcase English
- headchair English
- headcloth English
- headcode English
- headcollar English
- headcover English
- headdesk English
- headdress English
- headectomy English
- headed English
- headend English
- header English
- headfast English
- headfirst English
- headfish English
- headfit English
- headflip English
- headfold English
- headforemost English
- headframe English
- headfuck English
- headfuckery English
- headful English
- headgate English
- headgear English
- headgroup English
- headguard English
- headhair English
- headhood English
- headhouse English
- headhunt English
- headhunter English
- headish English
- headkerchief English
- headlamp English
- headland English
- headlap English
- headless English
- headlight English
- headlike English
- headline English
- headling English
- headlit English
- headload English
- headlock English
- headloss English
- headlouse English
- headly English
- headmark English
- headmaster English
- headmate English
- headmistress English
- headmold English
- headmost English
- headmould English
- headmount English
- headmouth English
- headnote English
- headpan English
- headphone English
- headpiece English
- headpin English
- headpole English
- headpost English
- headprint English
- headquarters English
- headrace English
- headrail English
- headrest English
- headright English
- headring English
- headroom English
- headrope English
- headrush English
- headsail English
- headset English
- headshake English
- headshaking English
- headsheet English
- headshell English
- headshield English
- headship English
- headshot English
- headshrink English
- headshrinker English
- headshunt English
- headsign English
- headslapper English
- headsman English
- headspace English
- headspin English
- headspring English
- headsquare English
- headstall English
- headstamp English
- headstand English
- headstander English
- headstead English
- headstick English
- headstock English
- headstone English
- headstream English
- headstripe English
- headstrong English
- headswoman English
- headteacher English
- headtire English
- headtorch English
- headtracking English
- headtube English
- headwaiter English
- headwall English
- headward English
- headwards English
- headwark English
- headwater English
- headwaters English
- headway English
- headwear English
- headwheel English
- headwind English
- headword English
- headwork English
- headworker English
- headworks English
- headwound English
- headwrap English
- heady English
- headyard English
- hellcat English
- hepcat English
- herd cats English
- hindhead English
- hoarhead English
- hogshead English
- hornyhead English
- horsehead English
- hothead English
- housecat English
- househead English
- jarhead English
- jerkinhead English
- jighead English
- jughead English
- jungle cat English
- kitling English
- kitten English
- kitty-cat English
- kleptocat English
- knighthead English
- knobhead English
- knothead English
- knucklehead English
- kraalhead English
- lakehead English
- lancehead English
- leatherhead English
- letterhead English
- lighthead English
- linthead English
- lionhead English
- lionhead cichlid English
- lionhead rabbit English
- lofthead English
- loggerhead English
- lolcat English
- loosehead English
- lunkhead English
- masthead English
- matchhead English
- meathead English
- medusahead English
- melonhead English
- midhead English
- molehead English
- mophead English
- mudcat English
- muddlehead English
- mufflehead English
- mullethead English
- multicat English
- multihead English
- mushhead English
- muttonhead English
- nailhead English
- nappyhead English
- narrowhead English
- negrohead English
- niggerhead English
- nobhead English
- noncat English
- nonhead English
- noodlehead English
- notehead English
- nut-head English
- nuthead English
- overhead English
- oxhead English
- peghead English
- picklehead English
- pierhead English
- pikehead English
- pinhead English
- pisshead English
- pithead English
- plainhead English
- ploughhead English
- podhead English
- polehead English
- poohead English
- poophead English
- poopyhead English
- poppyhead English
- powerhead English
- prehead English
- printhead English
- prohead English
- puzzlehead English
- raghead English
- railhead English
- rattlehead English
- redhead English
- rehead English
- ridgehead English
- ringhead English
- robocat English
- rockhead English
- rosehead English
- roughhead English
- rubberhead English
- rudderhead English
- runghead English
- rusty-spotted cat English
- sabercat English
- sabrecat English
- saltcat English
- saphead English
- scaldhead English
- scaredy cat English
- scaredy-cat English
- scoophead English
- screwhead English
- scrollhead English
- scumhead English
- seedhead English
- she-cat English
- sheepshead English
- shithead English
- shockhead English
- shorthead English
- shovelhead English
- showerhead English
- sidehead English
- sillyhead English
- skinhead English
- slaphead English
- sled head English
- sled-head English
- sleepyhead English
- slickhead English
- slimehead English
- sliphead English
- slopehead English
- sluthead English
- smeghead English
- snakehead English
- snakeshead English
- snaphead English
- snapperhead English
- snothead English
- softhead English
- sorehead English
- spearhead English
- spinyhead English
- springhead English
- squarehead English
- stagehead English
- stairhead English
- stakehead English
- steelhead English
- stemhead English
- strawhead English
- subhead English
- superhead English
- swellhead English
- tailhead English
- thickhead English
- thornhead English
- thunderhead English
- tighthead English
- timberhead English
- tipcat English
- tithead English
- towelhead English
- trailhead English
- trundlehead English
- turtlehead English
- typehead English
- underhead English
- unhead English
- wankhead English
- warhead English
- watchcat English
- waterhead English
- weeniehead English
- wellhead English
- werecat English
- wethead English
- whitehead English
- wild cat English
- wildcat English
- winghead English
- wisehead English
- woolhead English
- wronghead English
- yellowhead English
- zipperhead English
- chat French
- кот Russian
- キャット Japanese
- ヘッド Japanese
- cat Middle English
- hed Middle English
- hedd Icelandic
- het Tok Pisin
- hetman Tok Pisin
- hetpilo Tok Pisin
- ede Sranan Tongo
- catto Interlingua
- ed Torres Strait Creole
- cat
- head
- catty
- ahead
- catly
- heady
- lolcat
- cohead
- catnap
- noncat
- hepcat
- catdom
- catkin
- kitten
- headed
- catboy
- he-cat
- axhead
- headly
- behead
- dehead
- header
- tipcat
- rehead
- mudcat
- unhead
- catlet
- catlap
- oxhead
- catfit
- catess
- bobcat
- catnip
- cattery
- cathole
- wildcat
- catwort
- catfall
- cattish
- pithead
- anticat
- warhead
- mophead
- headage
- hellcat
- copycat
- she-cat
- headcam
- bowhead
- wethead
- catloaf
- catgirl
- saltcat
- bushcat
- egghead
- cathood
- hayhead
- saphead
- subhead
- catling
- jughead
- midhead
- headish
- poohead
- codhead
- cathair
- headpin
- headfit
- catbutt
- bighead
- bearcat
- catmeat
- catworm
- catmill
- tithead
- cuphead
- nobhead
- jighead
- catlike
- catshit
- airhead
- redhead
- asshead
- catclaw
- headlit
- catcall
- jarhead
- headway
- headend
- kitling
- KatyCat
- werecat
- catskin
- dothead
- gib-cat
- headbox
- nuthead
- catness
- raghead
- catwalk
- cattail
- catface
- pinhead
- bunhead
- hothead
- catbird
- Zephead
- headake
- peghead
- headset
- catlore
- Panhead
- catwise
- catkind
- podhead
- prehead
- nonhead
- headlap
- catless
- doghead
- robocat
- headful
- catstep
- prohead
- fathead
- catsuit
- catfish
- catmint
- bayhead
- headpan
- catswort
- softhead
- sorehead
- dirthead
- polehead
- pierhead
- headfold
- sabercat
- headhunt
- grandcat
- overhead
- bandhead
- pisshead
- headspin
- head-hop
- knobhead
- headhood
- headload
- linthead
- headrope
- headlamp
- busthead
- headling
- winghead
- headloss
- Flathead
- cockhead
- fishhead
- drawhead
- nut-head
- headcase
- grayhead
- hindhead
- catwoman
- snaphead
- skinhead
- butthead
- headwind
- poophead
- headcode
- burrhead
- bulkhead
- headhair
- headword
- ringhead
- headshot
- headbolt
- headship
- mushhead
- catshank
- pikehead
- headpost
- nailhead
- air-head
- headless
- tailhead
- catsicle
- catfight
- deadhead
- headbang
- headwork
- seedhead
- bullhead
- Wearhead
- headfuck
- masthead
- hardhead
- cathouse
- catproof
- headrest
- watchcat
- notehead
- woolhead
- dullhead
- meathead
- headache
- drophead
- railhead
- knothead
- headnote
- headgate
- headland
- chubhead
- headring
- hogshead
- slaphead
- backhead
- wellhead
- head rag
- bonehead
- headyard
- baldhead
- headpole
- headmark
- lunkhead
- headrush
- sidehead
- headsign
- farthead
- lofthead
- headgear
- craphead
- multicat
- sabrecat
- headmost
- bluehead
- headbutt
- flathead
- headsman
- housecat
- dumbhead
- bolthead
- lionhead
- rosehead
- hoarhead
- wild cat
- sliphead
- lakehead
- catlover
- headtube
- deckhead
- smeghead
- stemhead
- headwall
- shithead
- cunthead
- headwark
- wisehead
- greyhead
- Conehead
- Crimhead
- headflip
- billhead
- wankhead
- headmold
- gearhead
- headfast
- dickhead
- catshark
- molehead
- headsail
- headband
- forkhead
- arsehead
- beakhead
- rockhead
- forehead
- catslide
- clubhead
- headdesk
- headlike
- headrail
- runghead
- headward
- fuckhead
- headwrap
- scumhead
- clithead
- headmate
- headlock
- headrace
- snothead
- headroom
- catstick
- catstail
- catspeak
- gilthead
- typehead
- head man
- headfish
- ballhead
- beefhead
- headwear
- sluthead
- headtire
- headline
- breadhead
- headwards
- slimehead
- Roundhead
- hornyhead
- melonhead
- spinyhead
- negrohead
- brickhead
- headhouse
- headwheel
- catsitter
- headwater
- headstock
- duncehead
- slickhead
- kitty-cat
- headworks
- tighthead
- headlouse
- headchair
- stakehead
- headphone
- kraalhead
- thickhead
- stairhead
- headwound
- nappyhead
- lancehead
- headshake
- lighthead
- headstead
- matchhead
- poopyhead
- headcover
- cataholic
- headguard
- kleptocat
- headtorch
- arrowhead
- headright
- headstick
- scoophead
- headblock
- underhead
- printhead
- crosshead
- headfirst
- powerhead
- catperson
- superhead
- catfucker
- headlight
- Whitehead
- loosehead
- poppyhead
- broadhead
- thornhead
- caterwaul
- headframe
- cockshead
- whitehead
- cat train
- headpiece
- sled-head
- headgroup
- snakehead
- catstitch
- multihead
- sillyhead
- fluffhead
- headstall
- horsehead
- crisphead
- floorhead
- headcloth
- bloodhead
- headcarry
- headstand
- roughhead
- headcanon
- flinthead
- catlicker
- househead
- headdress
- eigenhead
- catophile
- headmould
- strawhead
- waterhead
- headshell
- addlehead
- towelhead
- trailhead
- plainhead
- headstone
- greenhead
- steelhead
- screwhead
- spearhead
- headspace
- slopehead
- headprint
- swellhead
- headsheet
- headmount
- blockhead
- headboard
- shockhead
- drivehead
- ridgehead
- scaldhead
- wronghead
- headstamp
- sled head
- herd cats
- headshunt
- stagehead
- headmouth
- shorthead
- sleepyhead
- shovelhead
- head louse
- knighthead
- headbanger
- catcatcher
- zipperhead
- barrelhead
- puzzlehead
- bottlehead
- dunderhead
- dragonhead
- mufflehead
- bubblehead
- headsquare
- cheesehead
- scrollhead
- figurehead
- headspring
- rattlehead
- cementhead
- ploughhead
- cat-witted
- mullethead
- headstream
- copperhead
- rudderhead
- medusahead
- bonnethead
- narrowhead
- fenderhead
- loggerhead
- headectomy
- headstripe
- timberhead
- catscratch
- sheepshead
- headshield
- jerkinhead
- Potterhead
- hammerhead
- headshrink
- picklehead
- showerhead
- cutterhead
- headworker
- letterhead
- bobblehead
- headswoman
- headmaster
- niggerhead
- yellowhead
- beetlehead
- bufflehead
- rubberhead
- bufferhead
- muttonhead
- weeniehead
- muddlehead
- headwaiter
- billethead
- snakeshead
- headwaters
- fiddlehead
- noodlehead
- turtlehead
- fringehead
- springhead
- headstrong
- jungle cat
- squarehead
- butterhead
- Ribblehead
- headhunter
- headcollar
- flowerhead
- featherhead
- headbobbing
- headstander
- thunderhead
- snapperhead
- cat burglar
- headteacher
- scaredy cat
- gristlehead
- knucklehead
- cabbagehead
- headslapper
- headfuckery
- trundlehead
- chunderhead
- bullet-head
- chickenhead
- scaredy-cat
- bristlehead
- headbanging
- headshaking
- catblogging
- blubberhead
- leatherhead
- blunderhead
- headachingly
- headkerchief
- headquarters
- fountainhead
- headtracking
- headshrinker
- headmistress
- catslaughter
- headforemost
- Garelochhead
- head-scratcher
- lionhead rabbit
- flat-headed cat
- lionhead cichlid
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- rusty-spotted cat