Phrase Hound found 167 phrases and 44 compound words that contain tiger. The most common are listed below. Open tiger in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 167
- paper tigerSomething or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.
- ride the tigerTo maintain control over something aggressive and dangerous.
- tiger sharkA large shark, of species Galeocerdo cuvier, of wide warm-water distribution, that hunts alone and has dark stripes across its back.
- Siberian tigerA tiger of a specific Panthera tigris tigris population, now confined to Outer Manchuria in Russia.
- Bengal tigerAny tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.
- tiger cubA young tiger.
- tiger grassThe grass Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane).
- tiger beetleAny active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.
- tiger momA tiger mother.
- tiger nutThe edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).
- Celtic TigerThe economy of the Republic of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s, a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment.
- tiger motherA woman who is fiercely protective of one or more people in her care.
- tiger lilyA bulbous flowering plant, Lilium lancifolium, with a large spectacular flower and an edible bulb.
- tiger snakeAny of several large venomous Australian snakes of the genus Notechis.
- Tiger TownNickname for Clemson: a city in Pickens County and Anderson County, capital city of South Carolina, United States.
- sabre-toothed tigerAny of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae, characterized by massive, but short, legs and two large canine teeth, each about seven inches long and shaped like a sabre.
- Tony the TigerA tiger cartoon character used by Kellogg Company to promote its Frosted Flakes (Frosties) cereal.
- Bali tigerAny tiger of an extinct Panthera tigris sondaica population found on the Indonesian island of Bali.
- blind tigerA speakeasy.
- tiger mosquitoAny mosquito of the species Aedes albopictus (especially) or Aedes polynesiensis, native to tropical Southeast Asia, but now distributed globally. It is a potential vector for many viral pathogens.
- tiger salamanderA long slender salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, having black skin and yellow markings.
- tiger stripesplural of tiger stripe: A stretch mark.
- tiger tailAn orange-flavoured ice cream with black licorice swirl.
- Sumatran tigerA population of Panthera tigris sondaica, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
- Javan tigerAn extinct tiger that inhabited the Indonesian island of Java until the 1980s.
Compound words 44
- jaggercarrier, carter
- tigressA female tiger; a she-tiger.
- ligerAn animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
- TigardA city in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
- tigonA cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
- tigerishHaving the characteristics of a tiger.
- TigervilleThe former name of an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, now Pine Hill.
- tigerbackThe back of a tiger (being ridden, or laden with luggage, as a means of transportation).
- tigertailAny of various dragonflies of the family Synthemistidae, having black and yellow patterned tails.
- tigerlyRelating to or resembling a tiger