CATS

/ (kæts) /

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n acronym for

credit accumulation transfer scheme: a scheme enabling school-leavers and others to acquire transferable certificates for relevant work experience and study towards a recognized qualification

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Words nearby CATS

Catonsville, catoptric, catoptrics, catouse, cat rig, CATS, CAT scan, CAT scanner, cat's-claw, cat's cradle, cat-scratch disease

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How to use CATS in a sentence

All of the big cats have a special mystique, but perhaps none more so than the tiger.
This Tiger Has Some Serious Ups|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On the weekends the birds and stray cats keep the artists company as they set up their displays.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A number of clearly partisan studies have suggested that cats are unfeeling and sociopathic.
Sorry, Internet: Pope Francis Didn't Open Paradise to Pets|Candida Moss|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
None, however, have been as all-out cute as this one, a shot-for-shot remake of the teaser with dogs and cats.
'Star Wars' Goes to the Dogs (and Cats)|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Its time for the government to put a stop to it for good and ban eating cats and dogs.
Will the Swiss Quit Cooking their Kittens and Puppies?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why, the skule committy are goin' to hold a meetin' up here to say whether they'll move the skule house or the cats.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
"No," said the Twins, "but there are no cats in the Milky Way," and they pulled the cat's tail thoughtfully.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
On crossing it for the first time, I perceived lying about me half putrid cats and dogs—and even a mule in the same state.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The cats are considered important members of- 23 - nearly every family in the Quarter.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
Girls are just like cats; they all like to mope around the register or the steam radiator in cold weather.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison