tiger

tiger
noun
ADJECTIVE
man-eating
sabretooth/sabertooth, sabre-toothed/saber-toothed
paper (figurative)

They view America as a paper tiger (= something that seems powerful or dangerous but is not really).

TIGER + VERB
growl, roar
spring
maul sb

The zookeeper was mauled to death by a tiger.

prowl

A tiger was often seen prowling around the village.

TIGER + NOUN
cub
skin, stripes
print

a tiger-print skirt

hunt
population

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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