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tiger
  1. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
    1. A male tiger.
  2. (heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
  3. (obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
  4. (South Africa, dated but still used) A leopard.
  5. (figuratively) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
  6. (US, colloquial) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.
  7. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
  8. A tiger moth the family Arctiidae.
  9. A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina
  10. A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
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  12. Examples:
    1. “Here, both in tribal religion and mainstream Hinduism, the tiger occupies prime place.”
      “You can't be a pussycat in the weight room and a tiger on the field.”
      “Its most recent detailed analysis of the economy suggested that relative poverty worsened during the period of the Celtic tiger boom.”
tigress
  1. A female tiger; a she-tiger.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I've always suspected that underneath a woman of such gentlene perkiness lurked the heart of a tigress.”
      “So protective were the tigress and the zoo staff about the young ones that they are yet to be photographed.”
      “She ran her tongue over her front teeth, like a tigress about to eat dinner.”
tigerishness
  1. The state or condition of being tigerish.
tigerdom
  1. The state or essence of being a tiger.
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tigerhood
  1. The state or essence of being a tiger.
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tigre
  1. Obsolete form of tiger.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Wilkinson was on board, having come off with the boats with the stores from the tigre.”
      “Baron Harlech has for dexter supporter, and also for crest, an heraldic tigre argent, maned and tufted sable.”
      “He at once went on board the tigre and sent in his name to his commander.”
tigresses
  1. plural of tigress
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I would prefer to have the young tigers and tigresses volunteering at a level that made it unnecessary to have a draft.”
      “I think it is evident that like other tigresses her teeth were both strong and sharp.”
      “The inventory concludes with a list of animals and half-human creatures, noting tigresses, vultures, and giraffes together with mythical unicorns, pans, and centaurs.”
tigers
  1. plural of tiger
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The most common shark attacks are from tigers, dusky whalers and bull sharks.”
      “The lesson of the story was that from a long-term point of view, all reactionaries are paper tigers.”
      “And yet another is a mountain refuge for vultures, tigers, and wild water buffalo.”
tigres
  1. plural of tigre
  2. Examples:
    1. “He adds two dashes of Peychaud's bitters, one shot of Los Tigres de la Ira's Suisse verte, some lemon juice, and an egg white.”
      “These include one called Los Lisceres also called the Tigres from the Los Tuxtlas region.”
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