English words for 'Alternative form of sleeper shark.'
Closest matches for "Alternative form of sleeper shark." are ranked by semantic fit across dictionary definitions.
Search results
noun
- A thresher shark.
- (informal) A fan of thrash metal music.
- One who thrashes.
- Any of several New World passerine songbirds, of the genera Toxostoma, Allenia, Margarops, Oreoscoptes and Ramphocinclus in the family Mimidae, that have a long, downward-curved beak.
- thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
- large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
- a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
adj
noun
noun
verb
noun
- The common sand shark.
- A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
noun
- medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
- the striking part of a hammer
- a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
- A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
- A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
- Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
- (biology) A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.
- A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
- (slang) A stupid person, a dunce.
- The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
- A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
noun
- medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
- A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).
- Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.
noun
noun
noun
- widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
- most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
- A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.
noun
- A nurse shark or dogfish.
- (informal) Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- (healthcare) A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
- one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- a woman who is the custodian of children
verb
- (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
- (transitive, billiards) To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
- (transitive) To hold closely to one's chest.
- (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
- (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
- (transitive, informal) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
- (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- treat carefully
- give suck to
verb
noun
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
- (countable) A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
- (sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- (ichthyology, countable) Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
- Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
- (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- (informal, derogatory) An ambulance chaser.
- (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
- (uncountable) Flesh of this animal, consumed as food.
- (UK, university slang, countable) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.
- A person that excels in a particular field.
- (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
- (paleontology, loosely) Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
- any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
noun
- The angel shark (genus Squatina).
- (nautical) Squat effect.
- (mining) A small vein of ore.
- A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
- (weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
- (slang, Canada, US) Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
- A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
- (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
- A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
- a small worthless amount
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
adj
verb
- (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
- (Internet) To cybersquat.
- To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
- (slang, board games) To retire a modeling kit or group of modeling kits.
- To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- to perform the squat weightlifting exercise
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
- sit on one's heels
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
noun
noun
- An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
- Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
- A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).
- fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
noun
- A thresher shark.
- (informal) A fan of thrash metal music.
- One who thrashes.
- Any of several New World passerine songbirds, of the genera Toxostoma, Allenia, Margarops, Oreoscoptes and Ramphocinclus in the family Mimidae, that have a long, downward-curved beak.
- thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
- large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
- a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
noun
verb
noun
- The common sand shark.
- A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
noun
- medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
- the striking part of a hammer
- a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
- A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
- A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
- Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
- (biology) A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.
- A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
- (slang) A stupid person, a dunce.
- The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
- A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
noun
- medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
- A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).
- Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.
noun
noun
noun
- widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
- most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
- A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus plumbeus, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.
noun
- A nurse shark or dogfish.
- (informal) Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
- (healthcare) A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- (figurative) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- (horticulture) A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
- A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
- (nautical) A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
- one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- a woman who is the custodian of children
verb
- (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
- (transitive, billiards) To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
- (transitive) To hold closely to one's chest.
- (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
- (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
- (transitive, informal) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
- (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- treat carefully
- give suck to
verb
noun
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
- (countable) A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
- (sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- (ichthyology, countable) Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
- Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
- (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- (informal, derogatory) An ambulance chaser.
- (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
- (uncountable) Flesh of this animal, consumed as food.
- (UK, university slang, countable) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.
- A person that excels in a particular field.
- (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
- (paleontology, loosely) Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
- any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
noun
- The angel shark (genus Squatina).
- (nautical) Squat effect.
- (mining) A small vein of ore.
- A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
- (weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
- (slang, Canada, US) Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
- A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
- (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
- A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
- a small worthless amount
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
adj
verb
- (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
- (Internet) To cybersquat.
- To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
- (slang, board games) To retire a modeling kit or group of modeling kits.
- To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- to perform the squat weightlifting exercise
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
- sit on one's heels
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
noun
noun
- An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
- Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
- A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).
- fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
verb
noun
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
- (countable) A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
- (sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- (ichthyology, countable) Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
- Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
- (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- (informal, derogatory) An ambulance chaser.
- (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
- (uncountable) Flesh of this animal, consumed as food.
- (UK, university slang, countable) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.
- A person that excels in a particular field.
- (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
- (paleontology, loosely) Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
- any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways