Synonyms: wildcat
Definition: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
Definition: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
Synonyms: wildcat, wildcat well
Definition: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
Synonyms: beast, savage, brute, wildcat, wolf
Definition: a cruelly rapacious person
Synonyms: wildcat
Definition: (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
Usage: drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation; a wildcat mine; wildcat drilling; wildcat wells
Similar words: explorative, exploratory
Definition: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
Usage: an exploratory operation; exploratory reconnaissance; digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico; exploratory talks between diplomats
Synonyms: unauthorised, unauthorized, wildcat
Definition: without official authorization
Usage: an unauthorized strike; wildcat work stoppage
Similar words: unofficial
Definition: not having official authority or sanction
Usage: a sort of unofficial mayor; an unofficial estimate; he participated in an unofficial capacity
Synonyms: wildcat
Definition: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
Usage: wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks; wildcat stock speculation; a wildcat airline; wildcat life insurance schemes