moon shot | the launching of a spacecraft to the moon |
moon-worship selenolatry | the worship of the moon |
tiger cub | a young tiger |
sand tiger sand shark Carcharias taurus Odontaspis taurus | shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic, sometimes dangerous to swimmers |
tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvieri | large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body |
tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum | widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches |
tiger snake Notechis scutatus | highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania |
tiger rattlesnake Crotalus tigris | having irregularly cross-banded back, of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico |
thylacine Tasmanian wolf Tasmanian tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus | rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back, probably extinct |
moon shell moonshell | marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires |
tiger cowrie Cypraea tigris | cowrie whose shell is used for ornament |
tiger cat | a cat having a striped coat |
tiger cat Felis tigrina | medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat |
tiger Panthera tigris | large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes, endangered |
Bengal tiger | southern short-haired tiger |
saber-toothed tiger sabertooth | any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth, from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene |
false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene, much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon |
tiger beetle | active usually brightolored beetle that preys on other insects |
Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus | striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean, potential carrier of serious diseases |
tiger moth | medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings, larvae are called woolly bears |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
paper tiger | the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual, he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth |
half-moon lunula lunule | the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail |
chevron stripe stripes grade insignia | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service, they earned their stripes in Kuwait |
moon | any natural satellite of a planet, Jupiter has sixteen moons |
Moon moon | the natural satellite of the Earth, the average distance to the Moon is , kilometers, men first stepped on the moon in |
moon | any object resembling a moon, he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light, the clock had a moon that showed various phases |
smuggler runner contrabandist moon curser moonurser | someone who imports or exports without paying duties |
tiger | a fierce or audacious person, he's a tiger on the tennis court, it aroused the tiger in me |
Moon Sun Myung Moon | United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in , was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in ) |
moonbeam moon ray moonay | a ray of moonlight |
moonlight moonshine Moon | the light of the Moon, moonlight is the smuggler's enemy, the Moon was bright enough to read by |
oxeye daisy ox-eyed daisy marguerite moon daisy white daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Chrysanthemum leucanthemum | tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers, widely naturalized, often placed in genus Chrysanthemum |
tiger lily leopard lily pine lily Lilium catesbaei | lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals |
Columbia tiger lily Oregon lily Lilium columbianum | lily of western North America with showy orangeed purple-spotted flowers |
tiger lily devil lily kentan Lilium lancifolium | east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals |
moon trefoil Medicago arborea | evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods |
Japanese maple full moon maple Acer japonicum | leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn, Japan |
moon carrot stone parsley | any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage |
moon blindness mooneye | recurrent eye inflammation in horses, sometimes resulting in blindness |
nyctalopia night blindness moon blindness | inability to see clearly in dim light, due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder |
phase of the moon | a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance |
new moon new phase of the moon | the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent |
half-moon | the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated |
full moon full-of-the-moon full phase of the moon full | the time when the Moon is fully illuminated, the moon is at the full |
harvest moon | the full moon nearest the September equinox |
lunar month moon lunation synodic month | the period between successive new moons (. days) |
blue moon | a long time, something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens |
mope moon around moon about | be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed |
moon | expose one's buttocks to, moon the audience |