tigers

noun

Definition of tigersnext
plural of tiger
as in barracudas
an aggressive and fiercely determined person even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring

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  1. sharks
  2. barracuda
  3. fighters
Noun
  • Greenland sharks are the longest-living fish Could a contemporary of William Shakespeare still be swimming in the sea?
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Based on their growth rates and the size of some sharks, their maximum age could be as much as 500 years.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sharks
Noun
  • Here, visitors can observe American kestrels, barracudas, Goliath groupers, and even rehabbing turtles at the Sea Turtle Care Center.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Which is forgivable, given that Nemo’s mom—and all his siblings—were victims of a barracuda shortly before their eggs hatched.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of barracuda
Noun
  • Rebel fighters and Damascenes rushed through the facility, freeing groups of men, women and children from cells.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fighters
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