different between stakes vs kitty

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ste?ks/
• Rhymes: -e?ks
• Homophone: steaks

Noun

stakes

1. plural of stake

Noun

stakes pl (plural only)

1. The money wagered in gambling.
2. Risks.

Verb

stakes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stake

Anagrams

• Keasts, Skates, askest, skates, steaks

Middle English

Noun

stakes

1. plural of stake

Swedish

Noun

stakes

1. indefinite genitive singular of stake

Anagrams

• stekas

English

Alternative forms

• kittie (young cat)

Etymology

From kit +? -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?ti/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?ti/, [?k???i]
• (US, Canada) Homophones: kiddie, kiddy
• Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

kitty (plural kitties)

1. (informal) A kitten or young cat.
2. (childish, sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat.

   Aw, look at the kitty!

   • 2007, Pam Johnson-Bennett, Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat

     Even how a child picks up and handles the cat can make the kitty begin to fear the very sight of the youngster.

3. A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.
4. (poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
5. (slang, vulgar) Euphemistic form of pussy: vulva and/or vagina.
6. (card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.

Synonyms

• (money pool): pot

Related terms

• kitteh
• kitten
• kittenish, kittenlike
• kitty litter

Translations

See also

• pussy

Further reading

• cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia