English words for 'In a sharkish manner.'
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adj
noun
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
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- 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
- (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.
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
noun
verb
noun
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
noun
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.
noun
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
- Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
- Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
- cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.
- (South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
- Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
- Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
noun
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
- 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”).
verb
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.
adj
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
- 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.
- A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).
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
noun
verb
noun
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
noun
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.
noun
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
- Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
- Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
- cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.
- (South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
- Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
- Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
noun
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
- 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”).
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
- 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
- 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.
- A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).
verb
noun
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- 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
- (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.
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
verb
noun
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- 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
- (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.
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).