American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wildcats

IPA transcription: ['waɪld,kæts]

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Noun

  • a cruelly rapacious person

  • an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

  • any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Usage examples

  • During Wildcats games the venue was referred to as "The Jungle".
  • In high school, Gore was the drummer for an all-girl band called the Wildcats.
  • The first Wildcats colours were black, yellow, orange and white.
  • The Wildcats defeated the Gatineau Olympiques four games to one in the third round.
  • The North Union High School football team is known as the Wildcats.
  • Its mascot is the Wildcats, and the school colors are blue and white.
  • Grant-Deuel High School is the home of the Wildcats, the local football team.
  • The Alton High School mascot was Wildcats.
  • The team was upset in the Sweet Sixteen by the eventual champion, Arizona Wildcats.
  • Teams included Belfast Wildcats and Bangor Vikings from Ulster.