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hellcat

US/ˈhɛlˌkæt/

hellcat noun: a witch.

Noun

hellcat (plural hellcats)

  1. A witch.
    Synonyms:
    magician
  2. A spiteful and violent person, especially a woman.
    Synonyms:
    shrew
  3. A demonic cat of hell.
    • The hellfire abilities were reserved for special kinds of demons. Hellcats, demon princes, and—you guessed it—hellhounds. / Of the three, Vanessa would prefer to not deal with the hellhounds. Unlike hellcats and demon princes, they had the worst attitude, and they usually traveled in small...2017, Nia Rose, Spellbound & Hellhounds (Coven Chronicles; 1), Poisoned Apple Publishing, L.L.C., →ISBN, page 9
    • The Scourge was still a new concept to Logan, but hey, hellhounds and hellcats had to come from somewhere. / “Okay, so what does the ritual entail?” Esme asked. “If you need stuff for it, I’ve probably got it.” / “We’re going to need a Seal of Solomon drawn in blood,” Ceri said.2020, Andrea Speed, Darlings of New Midnight, DSP Publications, →ISBN

Examples of hellcat in a sentence

  • Hellcats, demon princes, and—you guessed it—hellhounds. / Of the three, Vanessa would prefer to not deal with the hellhounds.2017, Nia Rose, Spellbound & Hellhounds (Coven Chronicles; 1), Poisoned Apple Publishing, L.L.C., →ISBN, page 9:
  • “These hellcats…they’re not the cute, fluffy kind that Caim and Seth played fetch with.2021, Angela Roquet, Life After Death (Return to Limbo City: A Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc. Spin-Off; 1), Violent Siren Press, →ISBN:

Synonyms of hellcat

Forms of hellcat

pluralhellcats

Plural of hellcat: hellcats

Origin of hellcat

From hell + cat.

Questions about hellcat

What does hellcat mean?
Hellcat means a witch.
How do you use hellcat in a sentence?
Hellcats, demon princes, and—you guessed it—hellhounds. / Of the three, Vanessa would prefer to not deal with the hellhounds.
What part of speech is hellcat?
Hellcat is a noun.
How do you pronounce hellcat?
Hellcat is pronounced /ˈhɛlˌkæt/ (US).
What is the plural of hellcat?
The plural of hellcat is hellcats.

Words near hellcat in the dictionary

  1. hellbrews
  2. hellbroth
  3. hellbroths
  4. hellburner
  5. hellburners
  6. hellcat
  7. hellcats
  8. helldesk
  9. helldesks
  10. helldiver
  11. helldivers

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