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PRONUNCIATION OF TIGER'S-EYE

tiger's-eye  [ˈtaɪɡəzˌaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGER'S-EYE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tiger's-Eye is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIGER'S-EYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tiger's-eye

Tiger's eye

Tiger's eye is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock that is a golden to red-brown color, with a silky luster. A member of the quartz group, it is a classic example of pseudomorphous replacement by silica of fibrous crocidolite. An incompletely silicified blue variant is called Hawk's eye.

Definition of tiger's-eye in the English dictionary

The definition of tiger's-eye in the dictionary is a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone. Other definition of tiger's-eye is a glaze resembling this, used on pottery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIGER'S-EYE


Aquarii
əˈkweərɪˌaɪ
aurei
ˈɔːrɪˌaɪ
aye-aye
ˈaɪˌaɪ
buckeye
ˈbʌkˌaɪ
bugeye
ˈbʌɡˌaɪ
Catseye
ˈkætsˌaɪ
Cephei
ˈsiːfɪˌaɪ
denarii
dɪˈneərɪˌaɪ
fish-eye
ˈfɪʃˌaɪ
genii
ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ
goldeneye
ˈɡəʊldənˌaɪ
Haggai
ˈhæɡeɪˌaɪ
nuclei
ˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
Persei
ˈpɜːsɪˌaɪ
pinkeye
ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ
radii
ˈreɪdɪˌaɪ
redeye
ˈrɛdˌaɪ
ribeye
ˈrɪbˌaɪ
Salii
ˈseɪlɪˌaɪ
walleye
ˈwɔːlˌaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGER'S-EYE

tiger beetle
tiger cat
tiger economy
tiger kidnapping
tiger lily
tiger market
tiger moth
tiger mother
tiger prawn
tiger shark
tiger snake
tiger team
tiger-like
tigereye
tigerish
tigerishly
tigerishness
tigerism
tigerly
tigery

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGER'S-EYE

an eye for an eye
bindi-eye
bird´s-eye
bull´s-eye
cat´s-eye
cross-eye
easy on the eye
electric eye
eye
hawk´s-eye
hook and eye
in the public eye
my eye
red eye
red-eye
see eye to eye
silver-eye
third eye
turn a blind eye
white-eye

Synonyms and antonyms of tiger's-eye in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tiger's-eye» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGER'S-EYE

Find out the translation of tiger's-eye to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tiger's-eye from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tiger's-eye» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虎石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de tigre - ojo
570 millions of speakers

English

tiger´s-eye
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tiger´s की आँख
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tiger´s العين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tiger´s глаз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

TIGER´S - olho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tiger´s-আই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tiger´s yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Harimau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tigerauge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tiger´s目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tiger´s 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiger´s-eye
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mắt cọp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tiger´s கண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायगर-आंख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tiger´s göz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occhio di tigre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

TIGER´S oczu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tiger´s очей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tiger´s ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tiger´s - eye
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tiger´s - oog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tiger´s eye
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiger´s -eye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tiger's-eye

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGER'S-EYE»

The term «tiger's-eye» is regularly used and occupies the 92.397 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGER'S-EYE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tiger's-eye

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGER'S-EYE»

Discover the use of tiger's-eye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tiger's-eye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tiger's Eye
"Book three of the Stacy Justice series."
Barbra Annino, 2012
2
Through the Tiger's Eye
Lucy and her little brother Ricardo follow their puppy and the mysterious golden-eyed Tiger-cat into a secret tunnel leading to a foreign country where children are held prisoner in the jungle. Original.
Kerrie O'Connor, 2003
3
Tiger's Eye: A Memoir
A prize-winning Australian historian chronicles her long struggle with an incurable liver disease and offers a detailed examination into the workings of the human memory and the construction of the self under the challenges of a disability. ...
Inga Clendinnen, 2001
4
Tiger's Eye
Now gorgeously repackaged, the breathtaking tale of a beautiful hostage noblewoman rescued from captivity by the dashing king of London’s underworld, Tiger’s Eye is one of the most sensuous and beloved novels from the author the ...
Karen Robards, 2006
5
The Mystery of the Tiger's Eye
Grandfather’s college roommate, Edward, has spent years collecting toys, gadgets, and rides from carnivals and state fairs.
Gertrude Chandler Warner, 2013
6
The Tiger's Eye: New and Selected Stories
The stories in this book have been selected from the six previous collections of short fiction, as well as from recent work, Gladys Swan has published in that genre over the past four decades.
Gladys Swan, 2011
7
Tiger's Eye
Ava Rose Wibbell is a girl who has never felt like she fits in.
E Waggoner, 2012
8
Tiger's-Eye
Keisha Johnson, whose two best friends ditch her to hang out with the most popular girl in sixth grade, thinks she is going to spend the school year alone until Naeemah a little Egyptian girl jumps out from one of Keisha's fairy tale books.
Belinda Ray, 2005
9
The Tiger's Eye: The Art of a Magazine
This handsome book presents numerous examples of the art, writings, and pages of the magazine, using it as a lens through which to view the art world during these richly creative years when its center was shifting from Paris to New York.
‎2002
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2012 Poet's Market
Website: www.tigerseyejournal.com. Contacts: Colette Jonopulos and JoAn Osborne, editors. Tiger's Eye: A Journal ofPoetry, published semiannually, features both established and undiscovered poets. “Besides publishing the work ofseveral ...
Robert Lee Brewer, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGER'S-EYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tiger's-eye is used in the context of the following news items.
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MARRA MAMBA TIGER'S EYE SPHERE
A wonderfully strong band of shimmering golden tiger's-eye streaks across its surface, bordered by hematite and other ferrous oxides in shades of rich earth-red ... «Auction Central News, Nov 08»

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