tiger
Americannoun
plural
tigers, tiger-
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
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the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
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a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
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a country that is considered to have a tiger economy.
Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers.
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an additional cheer (often the wordtiger ) at the end of a round of cheering.
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any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
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any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.
adjective
noun
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a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
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(not in technical use) any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
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a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
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a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
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( as modifier )
a tiger economy
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archaic a servant in livery, esp a page or groom
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short for tiger moth
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slang a ten-rand note
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informal to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected
noun
Other Word Forms
- tiger-like adjective
- tigerish adjective
- tigerishly adverb
- tigerishness noun
- tigerlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of tiger
before 1000; Middle English tigre, Old English tīgras (plural) < Latin tīgris, tigris < Greek tígris
Example Sentences
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That pressure may help create dramatic surface features such as the long fractures known as the "tiger stripes" on Enceladus.
From Science Daily
Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.
Xi has made the fight against corruption a central pillar of his rule beginning with his "tigers and flies" anti-corruption drive targeting both high-level and low-level officials, launched shortly after he took power in 2013.
From BBC
The very thought of jungles brought up visions of all kinds of man-eating things like lions, tigers, and gorillas.
From Literature
Authorities in Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand, are investigating the deaths of dozens of tigers at a popular tourist attraction this month.
From BBC
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