Collocations for "lion"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lion" in context.
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lion
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a sea, a mountain, a white, an African] lion
- is [poaching, hunting] lions
- [killed, shot] a lion
- was attacked by a lion
- the lion roared
- roar like a lion
- in the lion's den
- [represented, depicted] by a lion
- a lion on the [flag, log, emblem, crest]
- the year of the Lion
- is a literary lion
- [get, take] the lion's share (of)
- a lion cub
'lion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cage
- caretaker
- carving
- catch
- coat
- crest
- cub
- dart
- den
- feeder
- feeding
- fierce
- gentle
- growl
- habitat
- hoop
- live
- lure
- lurking
- man
- mane
- poise
- prey
- provoke
- ramp
- real
- red
- reign
- release
- roar
- rogue
- share
- shave
- snarl
- sullen
- tame
- tremendous
- unleash
- vicious