Shark (Noun)

Meaning 1

A person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark".

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • She was a pool shark, able to make impossible shots with ease.
  • He was a chess shark, beating even the most experienced opponents.
  • The young programmer was a coding shark, able to write complex algorithms in no time.
  • The real estate agent was a negotiation shark, always getting the best deals for her clients.
  • The lawyer was a courtroom shark, known for his aggressive and effective tactics.

Meaning 2

A person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The businessman was known as a shark for his aggressive and exploitative tactics in the corporate world.
  • He was a shark who preyed on vulnerable investors, selling them fake stocks and bonds.
  • The politician was accused of being a shark, using her power to line her own pockets with taxpayer money.
  • The lawyer was a shark who would stop at nothing to win a case, even if it meant bending the truth.
  • The real estate agent was a shark who would sell a house to anyone, regardless of its condition, as long as he got his commission.

Hypernyms

  • Offender

Hyponyms

  • Moneylender
  • Shylock
  • Loan Shark

Meaning 3

Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The divers saw a large shark approaching the boat.
  • In Australia, certain beaches have nets to prevent shark attacks on swimmers.
  • She has a deep-seated fear of being eaten by a shark.
  • Experts studied the migratory patterns of great white shark in the ocean.
  • Scuba diving enthusiasts eagerly signed up for a trip to spot the hammerhead shark in the Maldives.

Hypernyms

  • Selachian

Hyponyms

  • Monkfish
  • Thrasher
  • Hexanchus Griseus
  • Fox Shark
  • Orectolobus Barbatus
  • Thresher Shark
  • Rhincodon Typus
  • Six-gilled Shark
  • Odontaspis Taurus
  • Hammerhead Shark
  • Sand Shark
  • Carcharias Taurus
  • Alopius Vulpinus
  • Angelfish
  • Squatina Squatina
  • Ginglymostoma Cirratum

Related Words

  • Shark (verb)
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