What is "wildcat" in English? Definition and Explanations
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What does wildcat mean in English? Meaning of wildcat definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "wildcat" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "wildcat": an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field Noun Meaning: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil fieldSynonyms: wildcat
wildcat wellHypernyms: oil well
oilerMeaning of "wildcat": outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices Adjective Meaning: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practicesExample: wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks
wildcat stock speculation
a wildcat airline
wildcat life insurance schemesSynonyms: wildcatSimilar: unsoundMeaning of "wildcat": a cruelly rapacious person Noun Meaning: a cruelly rapacious personSynonyms: beast
brute
savage
wildcat
wolfHypernyms: aggressor
assailant
assaulter
attackerMeaning of "wildcat": without official authorization Adjective Meaning: without official authorizationExample: an unauthorized strike
wildcat work stoppageSynonyms: unauthorised
unauthorized
wildcatSimilar: unofficialMeaning of "wildcat": any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild Noun Meaning: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wildSynonyms: wildcatHyponyms: caffer cat
catamount
catamountain
cougar
european wildcat
eyra
felis bengalensis
felis chaus
felis concolor
felis manul
felis ocreata
felis pardalis
felis serval
felis silvestris
felis tigrina
felis wiedi
felis yagouaroundi
jaguarondi
jaguarundi
jaguarundi cat
jungle cat
kaffir cat
leopard cat
lynx
manul
margay
margay cat
mountain lion
ocelot
painter
pallas's cat
panther
panther cat
puma
sand cat
serval
tiger catHypernyms: cat
true catMeaning of "wildcat": (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive Adjective Meaning: (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productiveExample: drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation
a wildcat mine
wildcat drilling
wildcat wellsSynonyms: wildcatSimilar: explorative
exploratoryEnglish
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