Words / A2

TYG-uh/ˈtaɪɡə/

A tiger is a large wild cat with stripes: a Bengal tiger, tiger enclosure, as brave as a tiger (idiom extra). Lion and leopard are other big cats. Tight is an adjective. Do not write tiger when you mean tighter, or tigger as a name.

Meaning

A large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes.

Examples

• “The zoo map shows the tiger enclosure near the café.”
• “We queued to see the tiger at feeding time.”
• “The poster shows a tiger in the national park.”

Good to know

a tiger enclosure / a striped tiger. Other cats: lion, leopard. Mix-up: tighter.

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