Cheshire cat

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noun

a constantly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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Idioms about Cheshire cat

grin like a Cheshire cat, to smile or grin inscrutably.

Words nearby Cheshire cat

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay retriever, che sarà sarà, Cheshire, Cheshire cat, Cheshire cheese, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshunt, Cheshvan

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How to use Cheshire cat in a sentence

We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.
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So Western governments are caught in a cat-and-mouse game and at times it is unclear who is the cat and who the mouse.
ISIS Has a Message. Do We?|Jamie Dettmer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The sort of thing where someone write “I love my cat more than my kids” or something like that.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
The cat had been about to spring at Grandfather Mole again when Mr. Crow spoke to her.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
At that Farmer Green's cat began to run up and down between the rows of vegetables.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Farmer Green's cat had never liked Mr. Crow, for no particular reason.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

Cultural definitions for Cheshire cat

Cheshire cat

[ (chesh-uhr) ]

A cat with an enormous grin encountered by Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. The cat tends to disappear, leaving only its smile hanging in the air.

notes for Cheshire cat

“Smiling like a Cheshire cat” refers to anyone with a conspicuous and long-lasting smile.