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— E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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Dictionary Entry

hellcat

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/hell-cat/

A witch.

In a Sentence

“The villagers whispered that the old woman was a hellcat, capable of casting curses on anyone who crossed her.”

Origin

From Middle English, combining "hell" and "cat" to describe a fierce female witch.

Common Phrases

. hellcatfighters hellcatfighter hellcatpilots hellcatpilot hellcathellcat f6fhellcat littlehellcat grumman

Synonyms

harpyvixen

Antonyms

angelsaint

Related Words

archwitchwerecatwitchspiritwitchkindhellspawnhetaera

Poetry examples for “hellcat”

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