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
- a [Siberian, Bengal] tiger
- the tiger's natural habitat
- the tiger's [claws, teeth, stripes, den, cage]
- was [attacked, mauled] by a tiger
- the tiger's [trainer, keeper]
- see the tigers at the zoo
- go to the zoo to see the tigers
- saw tigers [in the wild, on safari]
- is in charge of feeding the tigers
- frightened by the tiger's roar
- the tiger in his cage
- informal, sexually explicit: is a tiger [in bed, under the sheets]
- a tiger lily
- in the tiger [cage, den]
'tiger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):