Definitions for cheetah

cheetah chee·tah

Spelling: [chee-tuh]
IPA: /ˈtʃi tə/

Cheetah is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in cheetah (aceehht).

Definitions for cheetah

noun

  1. a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.

Origin of cheetah

1695-1705; Hindi cītā Sanskrit citraka leopard; compare Pali cittaka, Prakrit cittaya

Examples for cheetah

"You're getting ripe for London, cheetah," said Amanda softly.

"Look here, cheetah, don't you give way to your early morning habit of calling your own true love a fool," she said.

The42 force with which the cheetah strikes his victim is marvellous.

According to his mother, Horowitz was inspired by a cheetah Girls concert he attended at age 7.

Thus the elephant, the cheetah and the falcon in the East came under royal protection.

There was a cheetah, too; perhaps we might find it upon our shoulders at any moment.

In the Middle East, a cheetah riding shotgun in the plush leather seat of a luxury sports car is the ultimate status symbol.

I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon.

This is the Felis uncia, allied to the panther and the cheetah.

It infests the small intestines, and is found alike in the fox, wolf, and cheetah.

Word Value for cheetah
Scrable

15

Words with friends

14

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