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What is the noun for sharks?

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shark
  1. Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
  2. (derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer; an ambulance chaser.
  3. (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
  4. (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
  5. (game) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “He was able to fight off the shark before paddling back to shore, where he used his surfboard's leg rope as a compress to stop the bleeding.”
      “Like many politicians, he was a predatory shark personified, and the resemblance grew more striking as his reelection date loomed.”
      “We know Claire is a conniving shark, out for blood and total control of the business.”
sharkskin
  1. The skin of a shark.
  2. A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers.
  3. Examples:
    1. “For all his sharkskin suits and his finger-snapping, MacGregor suggests Gig Young more than Rock Hudson, never mind Cary Grant.”
      “The sharkskin is layered over heavy cowhide but the more I use it the more appealing the shark becomes.”
      “The holsters are hand-stitched using the finest leather, horsehide, cowhide, sharkskin and exotics like ostrich and stingray.”
shark
  1. A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He was able to fight off the shark before paddling back to shore, where he used his surfboard's leg rope as a compress to stop the bleeding.”
      “Like many politicians, he was a predatory shark personified, and the resemblance grew more striking as his reelection date loomed.”
      “We know Claire is a conniving shark, out for blood and total control of the business.”
sharksploitation
  1. (film) A genre of exploitation films focusing on sharks and shark attacks.
sharkdom
  1. The state of being a shark, or of belonging to the world of sharks; sharks, collectively.
sharkling
  1. A small, young, or immature shark.
sharkmeat
  1. The meat of a shark.
sharke
  1. Obsolete spelling of shark
  2. Examples:
    1. “Nowe what sharke Or wyde-mouth'd whale shall swallowe upp my budgett, May it at th'instant choake him!”
sharkskins
  1. plural of sharkskin
sharklings
  1. plural of sharkling
sharkes
  1. plural of sharke
sharks
  1. plural of shark
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They definitely live with silver dollars, blue acaras, silver sharks, and unicorn cichlids.”
      “According to aquarium staff, sharks are not the ocean's deadliest predator.”
      “The breeding ground site is in the shallows, where it is difficult for male sharks to initiate mating.”
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