Tiger

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
     probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
     an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
     probably so named from its quickness.]
     1. A very large and powerful carnivore ({Felis tigris})
        native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and


        sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
        with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
        belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
        exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
        tiger}, and {Bengal tiger}.
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     2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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              As for heinous tiger, Tamora.         --Shak.
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     3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
        mistress. --Dickens.
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     4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
        cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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     5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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     {American tiger}. (Zool.)
        (a) The puma.
        (b) The jaguar.
  
     {Clouded tiger} (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
        carnivore ({Felis macrocelis} or {Felis marmorata}) native
        of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
        three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
        long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
        markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
        there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
        back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
        Called also {tortoise-shell tiger}.
  
     {Mexican tiger} (Zool.), the jaguar.
  
     {Tiger beetle} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
        carnivorous beetles of the family {Cicindelidae}. They
        usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
  
     {Tiger bittern}. (Zool.) See {Sun bittern}, under {Sun}.
  
     {Tiger cat} (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
        of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
        somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
  
     {Tiger flower} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
        {Tigridia} (as {Tigridia conchiflora}, {Tigridia
        grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
        streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
  
     {Tiger grass} (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
        Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
        Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
  
     {Tiger lily}. (Bot.) See under {Lily}.
  
     {Tiger moth} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
        the family {Arctiadae} which are striped or barred with
        black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
        larvae are called {woolly bears}.
  
     {Tiger shark} (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
        tigrinus} syn. {Galeocerdo maculatus}) more or less barred
        or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
        and Indian Ocean. Called also {zebra shark}.
  
     {Tiger shell} (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
        cowrie ({Cypraea tigris}); -- so called from its fancied
        resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
        {tiger cowrie}.
  
     {Tiger snake} (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
        Tasmania and Australia, {Notechis scutatis} and {Notechis
        ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
  
     {Tiger wolf} (Zool.), the spotted hyena ({Hyaena crocuta}).
        
  
     {Tiger wood}, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
        Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tiger
       n 1: a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis
            court"; "it aroused the tiger in me"
       2: large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat
          with black stripes; endangered [syn: {Panthera tigris}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  112 Moby Thesaurus words for "tiger":
     Achilles, David, Hector, Leo, Mafioso, Roland, Samson,
     Siberian tiger, Young Turk, a man, animal, anthropophagite, bank,
     barbarian, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bobcat, bomber,
     brave, brute, bulldog, cannibal, cat-a-mountain, catamount,
     cheetah, chutzpanik, cougar, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess,
     demon, destroyer, devil, dragon, fiend, fighting cock, fire-eater,
     firebrand, fury, gallant, gamecock, good soldier, goon, gorilla,
     gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, hero,
     heroine, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, hyena,
     incendiary, jackpot, jaguar, killer, kitty, leopard, lion, lynx,
     mad dog, madcap, man of courage, man-eater, monster, mountain lion,
     mugger, nihilist, ocelot, painter, paladin, panther, pool, pot,
     puma, rapist, revolutionary, savage, shark, she-wolf, simba,
     spitfire, stakes, stalwart, termagant, terror, terrorist,
     the brave, tigress, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, valiant,
     valiant knight, vandal, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast,
     wild man, wildcat, witch, wolf, wrecker
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Tiger, GA (town, FIPS 76504)
    Location: 34.84546 N, 83.43340 W
    Population (1990): 301 (146 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 30576

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tiger, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
     Population (2000):    316
     Housing Units (2000): 161
     Land area (2000):     0.822521 sq. miles (2.130320 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.822521 sq. miles (2.130320 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            76504
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             34.846374 N, 83.434181 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     30576
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tiger, GA
      Tiger