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tiger
[ tahy-ger ]
noun
- 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.
- the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
- a country that is considered to have a tiger economy:
Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers.
- an additional cheer (often the word tiger ) at the end of a round of cheering.
- any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
- any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.
adjective
- noting or relating to a strict parenting style that demands academic excellence and obedience from children, associated especially with East Asians:
a tiger mom; tiger parenting.
tiger
1/ ˈٲɪɡə /
noun
- a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
- not in technical use any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
- a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
- a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
- ( as modifier )
a tiger economy
- archaic.a servant in livery, esp a page or groom
- short for tiger moth
- slang.a ten-rand note
- have a tiger by the tail informal.to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected
Tiger
2/ ˈٲɪɡə /
noun
- See TIGR
Derived Forms
- ˈپԱ, noun
- ˈپ-, adjective
- ˈپ, adverb
- ˈپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- پg· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tiger1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tiger1
Example Sentences
Realizing that she was in a political tiger pit, Whitmer opted for the Ostrich Maneuver.
Spanish authorities have arrested a couple suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species like white tigers, pumas and clouded leopards.
The company’s other de-extinction hopes include reviving the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
It has publicised its efforts to use similar cutting edge genetic techniques to bring back extinct animals including the woolly mammoth and the Tasmanian tiger.
The whole world sees that America is now a paper tiger run by a fool and that's a very bad position for a fading superpower to be in.
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