SHARK
What does "SHARK" mean?
A large predatory fish with a cartilage skeleton and several rows of sharp teeth.
Meanings
- Any of numerous mostly marine fish with cartilaginous skeletons, sharp teeth, and rough skin. A reef shark glided past the divers without a glance.
- A person who exploits or swindles others, especially in money matters. Loan sharks charged the family ruinous interest. informal
- A person highly skilled at something, often deceptively so, as in a card or pool game. He looked like a beginner but played like a pool shark. informal
Did you know?
- Sharks have patrolled the oceans for roughly 450 million years - which means they are older than trees, first appearing some 65 million years before the earliest forests.
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, appearing in English in the 1560s; possibly from German 'Schorck' (a scoundrel) - the 'swindler' sense may actually predate the fish name in English.
Remember it
SHARK = SH + ARK: the oldest passenger that never needed Noah's boat to survive.
A little poem
Older than the trees,
it carries no single bone-
all edge, all hunger.
haiku
Wordplay
- The loan officer and the great white had the same job description: low interest in your survival, high interest on your debt.
What it teaches
Survival isn't about being the strongest, but about being the oldest thing still swimming.
Quick facts
What does SHARK mean?
A large predatory fish with a cartilage skeleton and several rows of sharp teeth.
Is SHARK a valid word?
Yes — SHARK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SHARK?
SHARK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SHARK come from?
Of uncertain origin, appearing in English in the 1560s; possibly from German 'Schorck' (a scoundrel) - the 'swindler' sense may actually predate the fish name in English.
What can SHARK teach us?
Survival isn't about being the strongest, but about being the oldest thing still swimming.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.