Used in a Sentence

cactus

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cactus.

Editorial note

Similarly, the acceptable plurals of cactus are cactuses, cacti, or (los) cactus (pronounced as in Spanish).

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cactus gathered in one view.

noun

Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

noun

A city in Texas.

noun

An unincorporated community in California.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cactus.

noun

Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

noun

A city in Texas.

noun

An unincorporated community in California.

noun

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

Example sentences

1

Similarly, the acceptable plurals of cactus are cactuses, cacti, or (los) cactus (pronounced as in Spanish).

2

When a person that does not have a cactus tries to run my code, they could face cactus not found and sometimes even cactus panic issues.

3

Solution of course is to bring my cactus to their workstation; it is obvious that a reboot is required so that workstation could recognize new peripheral plantware.

4

It seems fairly ideal for figuring out where things are going cactus on those leaky strings.

5

Unless I want to make a dino jumping over cactus game, I don't need a complex error page.

6

They also believe cactus absorb radiation and will keep them on their desk.

7

I found that having a cactus near the monitor influences the way information is encoded and perceived.

8

It looks like Cactus is no longer available on the Mac App Store.

9

I would add the lily pad, thinking cactus, cabbage and fern to the list of fractals.

10

One of the reasons the CA system works is that there is a person who can be in the loop when things go cactus.

11

Almond trees let more water escape through their leaves than say a cactus might and that is why it takes more water to keep them healthy.

12

I've moved the largest organ pipe cactus ever moved in Organ Pipe national park.

Quote examples

1

Is this cactus in my public park a San Pedro?" 2-"Is this leaf/mushrom/berry that I'm cooking edible or poisonous?

2

After years of avoiding "this web thing":) I've recently started using Jekyll and GitHub Pages; I'm pretty happy with what I've learned and done so far, and since these are my foundations, I have to ask: Can you compare and contrast Jekyll and Cactus?

Proper noun examples

1

I love that in the Phoenix area, you can go across town and still be on something & Cactus.

2

Make me to remember a game from Cactus, Dear Agent!

3

Currently we use Middleman, which from the description I saw of Cactus, would be the Ruby equivalent using Sprockets and Padrino instead of Django.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cactus in a sentence?

Similarly, the acceptable plurals of cactus are cactuses, cacti, or (los) cactus (pronounced as in Spanish).

What does cactus mean?

Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

What part of speech is cactus?

cactus is commonly used as noun.