catcher
— Noun
– English
~ (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher
— Noun
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~ the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
catchfly
— Noun
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~ mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
catchfly
— Noun
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~ any plant of the genus Silene
catching
— Noun
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~ (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
catching
— Noun
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~ becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
catching
— Noun
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~ the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
catchment basin
— Noun
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~ the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
catchment area
— Noun
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~ the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
catchment
— Noun
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~ a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
catchphrase
— Noun
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~ a phrase that has become a catchword
catchweed
— Noun
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~ annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
catchword
— Noun
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~ a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
catchword
— Noun
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~ a favorite saying of a sect or political group
catclaw
— Noun
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~ erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
catechesis
— Noun
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~ oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
catechin
— Noun
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~ a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
catechism
— Noun
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~ a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
catechism
— Noun
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~ an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
catechist
— Noun
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~ one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)