Definition of TIGER

tiger

Plural: tigers

Noun

  • A large, striped carnivorous feline, known for its power.
  • a fierce or audacious person
    • "he's a tiger on the tennis court"
    • "it aroused the tiger in me"
  • large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
  • Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
  • Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
  • A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in subfamily †Machairodontinae).
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • A jaguar.
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • Certain insects:
  • A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • Certain insects:
  • A tiger beetle.
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • Certain insects:
  • Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
  • Certain other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
  • Certain insects:
  • A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.
  • A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
  • A leopard.
  • A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
  • A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
  • A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
  • A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
  • A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
  • A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.

Examples

  • He played TIGER, adding a fierce presence to his otherwise tame-looking board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”). Compare English stick.

Synonyms

Panthera tigris, tiger

Scrabble Score: 6

tiger: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tiger: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tiger: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tiger: valid Words With Friends Word