alley cat
Homeless urban feline
An alley cat is a stray or feral cat that lives in urban areas, scrounging for food in alleys and streets.
The term suggests a scrappy, independent survivor: That old alley cat has been prowling the neighborhood for years.
Figuratively, it can describe a person with loose morals or promiscuous habits, especially a woman.
Intact male feline
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- mouserRodent-catching cat
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
fur · prowl · slink · agile · nocturnal · predator · stealthy · meow
Wander from course
- feralWild after domestication
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- wandererRootless, roving person
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
roamer · drifter · outcast · abandoned · unowned · untamed · wild · streetwise
Commercial refuse container
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- doorwayPassage into a room
trash can · loading dock · warehouse · fence · streetlight · city · neighborhood · bodega
tomcat
Intact male feline
claws · fur · prowl · slink · agile · nocturnal · predator · stealthy · meow · purr
stray
Wander from course
vagrant · roamer · drifter · outcast · abandoned · unowned · untamed · wild · streetwise · resourceful
dumpster
Commercial refuse container
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
doorway · trash can · loading dock · warehouse · fence · streetlight · city · neighborhood · bodega
- cat typestabby, tabbies, tomcat, tom, feral cats
- catskitten, kitty, feline, tabby, calico
- stray animalsstray dog, stray kitten, feral kitten, street dog, abandoned pet
- Cat Lorefamiliar, familiars, nine lives, Bastet, werecat
- urban wildlifepigeon, house mouse, brown rat, house sparrow, rat
- wild catslion, leopard, jaguar, ocelot, cheetah
alley cathouse cat
Domesticated feline pet
indoor cat · housecat · pet cat · lap cat · domestic cat
cat, alley, alleyway, alleys, alleyways, backstreet, backstreets