Tiger
noun, plural tigers, (especially collectively for 1, 2, 5) tiger.
1.
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.
2.
the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
3.
a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
4.
an additional cheer (often the word tiger) at the end of a round of cheering.
5.
any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
6.
any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger’s.
noun
1.
Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), (“Tiger”) born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
2.
Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.
noun
1.
a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
2.
(not in technical use) any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
3.
a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
4.
a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
(as modifier): a tiger economy
5.
(archaic) a servant in livery, esp a page or groom
6.
short for tiger moth
7.
(South African, slang) a ten-rand note
8.
(informal) have a tiger by the tail, to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected
noun
1.
See TIGR
plural noun
1.
closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one
2.
another word for backwoods (sense 2)
3.
the woodwind instruments in an orchestra See also wood1 (sense 8)
4.
(informal) neck of the woods, an area or locality: a quiet neck of the woods
noun
1.
Lake of the Woods, See Lake of the Woods
noun
1.
Tiger, real name Eldrick Woods. born 1975, US golfer: youngest US Masters champion and first Black golfer to win a major championship; winner of the US Masters (1997, 2001–02, 2005), US Open (2000, 2002, 2008), British Open Championship (2000, 2005–06), and the PGA Championship (1999, 2000, 2006-07); in 2001 he became the only player to hold all four major titles at once
tie up
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