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shark

89 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) shark (noun)
  2. 2) shark (noun)
  3. 3) shark (verb)
  4. shark moth (noun)
  5. shark pilot (noun)
  6. shark ray (noun)
  7. shark repellent (noun)
  8. shark sucker (noun)
  9. Shark Bay (geographical name)
  10. shark's mouth (noun)
  11. shark's-tooth (adjective)
  12. sharp-nosed shark (noun)
  13. angel shark (noun)
  14. basking shark (noun)
  15. bay shark (noun)
  16. blackfin shark (noun)
  17. black shark (noun)
  18. blacktip shark (noun)
  19. blue shark (noun)
  20. bone shark (noun)
  21. bonito shark (noun)
  22. bonnet shark (noun)
  23. bramble shark (noun)
  24. brown shark (noun)
  25. bullhead shark (noun)
  26. carpet shark (noun)
  27. cat shark (noun)
  28. comb-toothed shark (noun)
  29. cow shark (noun)
  30. cub shark (noun)

1shark

noun \ˈshärk\

Definition of SHARK

: any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform body, lateral branchial clefts, and a tough usually dull gray skin roughened by minute tubercles and are typically active predators sometimes dangerous to humans
— shark·like \ˈshärk-ˌlīk\ adjective

Illustration of SHARK

Origin of SHARK

Middle English
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SHARK

arc, ark, bark, dark, hark, lark, marc, MARC, mark, Mark, marque, narc, nark, park, Park, quark, sark, spark, stark

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