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Synonyms for "wildcat" in English

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  1. wildcat
    wildcat

wildcat adj

  1. wildcat
    – (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive 1
    wildcat
    – (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive 1
    • wildcat adj
      • drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation1
      • a wildcat mine1
      • wildcat drilling1
      • wildcat wells1
  2. wildcat
    – without official authorization 1
    unauthorized; wildcat; unauthorised
    – without official authorization 1
  3. wildcat
    – outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices 1
    wildcat
    – outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices 1
    • wildcat adj
      • wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks1
      • wildcat stock speculation1
      • a wildcat airline1
      • wildcat life insurance schemes1

wildcat [the ~] nom

  1. the wildcat
    – any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild 1
    the wildcat
    – any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild 1
  2. the wildcat
    – an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field 1
    the wildcat; the wildcat well
    – an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field 1
  3. the wildcat
    – a cruelly rapacious person 1
    the savage; the wolf; the beast; the brute; the wildcat
    – a cruelly rapacious person 1

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Related Definitions for "wildcat":

  1. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive1
    • drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation1
    • a wildcat mine1
    • wildcat drilling1
    • wildcat wells1
  2. without official authorization1
    • wildcat work stoppage1
  3. outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices1
    • wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks1
    • wildcat stock speculation1
    • a wildcat airline1
    • wildcat life insurance schemes1
  4. any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild1
  5. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field1
  6. a cruelly rapacious person1

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