tiger

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaɪɡə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtaɪgɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tīgər)

Inflections of 'tiger' (n):
tigers
npl
tiger
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The game hunters are hunting tiger.")

Collocations for "tiger"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tiger" in context.

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tiger

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [Siberian, Bengal] tiger
  2. the tiger's natural habitat
  3. the tiger's [claws, teeth, stripes, den, cage]
  4. was [attacked, mauled] by a tiger
  5. the tiger's [trainer, keeper]
  6. see the tigers at the zoo
  7. go to the zoo to see the tigers
  8. saw tigers [in the wild, on safari]
  9. is in charge of feeding the tigers
  10. frightened by the tiger's roar
  11. the tiger in his cage
  12. informal, sexually explicit: is a tiger [in bed, under the sheets]
n as adj
  1. a tiger lily
  2. in the tiger [cage, den]
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