burglar n. Burglar who enters by climbing to an upper storey.

- door var. Of *cat flap.

- flap n. (also cat door) small swinging flap in an outer door, for a cat to pass in and out.

- n. - small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal.

- wild animal of the same family, e.g. Lion, tiger.

- colloq. Malicious or spiteful woman.

- = *cat-o'-nine-tails. the cat's whiskers colloq. Excellent person or thing. Let the cat out of the bag reveal a secret. Like a cat on hot bricks very agitated. Put (or set) the cat among the pigeons cause trouble. Rain cats and dogs rain hard. [latin cattus]