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

tiger worm noun

Another name for brandling