tiger /tīˈgər/, fem tigress /tīˈgris/

1. A fierce, yellowish, black-striped Asiatic animal, one of the two largest cats (Panthera tigris)
2. The leopard (S Afr)
3. The jaguar (American tiger) (US)
4. The puma (red tiger)
5. A ferocious or bloodthirsty person
6. A flashy vulgarian
7. A formidable opponent or competitor
8. A boy in livery usu perched behind a vehicle
9. A yell to supplement a cheer (US)
10. A tiger beetle, tiger moth, tiger shark, tiger lily, etc

(of an economy) having the potential, sometimes achieved and not always retained, for performing vigorously, orig applied to the economies of some countries in E Asia

tiˈgerish or tiˈgrish adjective

1. Like a tiger in manner, esp fierce-tempered
2. Flashy

tiˈgerishly or tīˈgrishly adverb

tiˈgerishness or tīˈgrishness noun

tiˈgerism noun

Swagger

tiˈgerly adjective

tiˈgery, tiˈgrine /-grīn/ or tiˈgroid adjective

Like a tiger

tiger badge noun

A proficiency badge awarded by the Himalayan Club to Sherpas

Tiger balm® noun

A soothing mentholated ointment

tiger beetle noun

Any flesh-eating beetle of the Cicindelidae, found mainly in warm, dry regions

tiger cat noun

A general name for a middle-sized striped or spotted wildcat, such as the margay, ocelot, serval, etc

tiger country noun (golf sl)

Dense rough

tiger eye or tiger's eye noun

1. A golden-brown striped pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite, used eg in jewellery
2. A pottery glaze resembling this

tiger fish noun

A large game fish of African rivers, Hydrocyenus goliath

tiger flower noun

A Mexican iridaceous plant (genus Tigridia) with purple, yellow or white streaked flowers

tiˈger-footˈed adjective (Shakespeare)

Fiercely swift

tiger lily noun

A lily with black-spotted orange flowers

tiger moth noun

Any one of the Arctiidae family of moths, with long and usu brightly-coloured wings

tiger nut noun

1. The edible rhizome of Cyperus esculentus, a European sedge
2. The chufa (US)

tiger prawn noun

A large edible prawn, marked with dark stripes

tiger shark noun

A voracious striped shark of the Indian Ocean (Galeocerdo cuvieri)

tiger shrimp noun

A tiger prawn

tiger snake noun

The most deadly of Australian snakes (Notechis scutatus), brown with black crossbands

tiger tail noun

A type of fast-growing hybrid worm

tiger team noun (US)

1. A group of counter-intelligence agents who test the security of military bases
2. A group of computer hackers who are employed to test the secureness of a computer system

tiger wolf noun

1. The spotted hyena
2. The thylacine

tiˈgerwood noun

Any of several showy black-striped woods used in cabinetmaking

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