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hellcat
[ hel-kat ]
/ ˈhɛlˌkæt /
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noun
a bad-tempered, spiteful, woman; shrew.
a woman with magic powers derived from evil sources; witch.
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Words nearby hellcat
hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather, hellbox, hellbroth, hellcat, helldiver, Helle, hellebore, helleborein, helleborin
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How to use hellcat in a sentence
I hope he doesn't realize I'm not the hellcat he seems to think I am.
Suzy|Watson Parker
British Dictionary definitions for hellcat
hellcat
/ (ˈhɛlˌkæt) /
noun
a spiteful fierce-tempered woman
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