tiger

[Ti·ger]

Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

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A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

Noun
large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Noun
a fierce or audacious person; "he''s a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me"

n.
A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

n.
Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

n.
A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

n.
A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger.

n.
A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tiger

Ti"ger , n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t'c6r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
As for heinous tiger, Tamora.
3. A servant in livery, who rids with his master or mistress. Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U.S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. (Zo'94l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. -- Clouded tiger (Zo'94l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger. -- Mexican tiger (Zo'94l.), the jaguar. -- Tiger beetle (Zo'94l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid'91. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. -- Tiger bittern. (Zo'94l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun. -- Tiger cat (Zo'94l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. -- Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. -- Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm (Cham'91rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). -- Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. -- Tiger moth (Zo'94l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiad'91 which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv'91 are called woolly bears. -- Tiger shark (Zo'94l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus ∨ tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark. -- Tiger shell (Zo'94l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypr'91a tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie. -- Tiger wolf (Zo'94l.), the spotted hyena (Hy'91na crocuta). -- Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Mach'91rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.

A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

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Usage Examples

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

When I hosted the dinner I served fast food hamburgers. It had nothing to do with black, white, purple, yellow, green race. it had nothing to do with Tiger or his family or his golf game.

I know I was a great friend to Tiger Woods. But when you have a relationship that's involves business and friendship - and the business part comes to an end - things always get a little blurry.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

If you got the game, you got the game. That's why Tiger Woods is out there playing golf with Greg Norman.

Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.