shark | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales | |
Related terms: | elasmobranch thresher whale_shark carpet_shark nurse_shark sand_tiger mackerel_shark cat_shark requiem_shark dogfish hammerhead angel_shark cow_shark | |
2. | [ verb ] hunt shark | |
Related terms: | fish | |
3. | [ noun ] (stock exchange) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | |
Synonyms: | loan_shark moneylender shylock usurer | |
Related terms: | lender | |
4. | [ verb ] play the shark; act with trickery | |
Related terms: | cheat | |
5. | [ noun ] a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest | |
Related terms: | wrongdoer usurer | |
6. | [ noun ] a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways | |
Examples: | "a card shark" |
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Related terms: | expert | |
Similar spelling: |
Sharkey shirk Sherk Shrock shrike shriek Shirkey Sherika Sharika Shryock shrug Sherrick Sharrock Shores Shires Shiraz Shears Sherise Sherice Sharice |