Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat flap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: cat flap
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.

Example Sentences

"Then, one Saturday when Martin was working but Yvonne wasn't, she brought a saw and other tools with which she constructed a hinged "cat flap" in a rear down-stairs door. It meant that the cats were free to come and go at any time, the effect being healthier for the pets and for the household."
"Jane had sealed up the cat flap, closed the ever-open window of the laundry, but there the cat somehow managed to be, staring up with a look of dependence."
"I let the cats out because they couldn't be arsed going through the cat flap. They were just sitting in front of the cat flap and yowling."

Inflected Forms

cat flaps (plural) cat-flap (alternative) catflap (alternative)

Phrases

doggie door pet door

Frequently Paired Words

doggie door pet door

Questions

What does cat flap mean?: A small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.

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