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shark

/ʃɑɹk/noun, verb1 syllable

Shark means: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.

Synonyms for shark2

also used for shark

haye, hustler

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What does shark mean?5

noun

1

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

2

a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

3

a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways“a card shark”

verb

1

play the shark; act with trickery

2

hunt shark

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shark?14

two syllables

remarkembark
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Shark in a sentence

  • The creature opened its mouth, revealing shark teeth.Amastan
  • The megalodon is a prehistoric shark, which once ruled the oceans.araneo
  • Don't swim there, the sea is shark-infested.Nuel
  • Fortunately, the shark bite didn't hit any major arteries.darinmex
  • Carp, sharks, salmon, cod and tuna are fish.CK
  • According to the news, he was eaten by sharks.CK
  • Additionally, there are hungry sharks in the lake.Amastan
  • Sharks don't eat humans; however, you can't trust them.maaster

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Forms of shark

as a noun

plural
sharks

as a verb

third-person singular
sharks
present participle
sharking
past participle
sharked
past tense
sharked