lions
Savanna's apex hunters
Lions are large wild cats native to Africa and a small population in India, or any group of these animals.
The word also refers to people of exceptional courage or prominence—a literary lion, a lion of industry.
Someone who gets the lion's share takes the largest portion.
The lions lazed in the afternoon heat. (Capitalized Lions refers to sports teams, notably the Detroit Lions.)
Of or like cats
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- big catLarge wild feline
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
tawny · cub · pride · roar · claws · fangs · whiskers · prowl
Of or befitting royalty
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- kinglyOf or befitting monarchs
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- courageFortitude facing danger
strength · royalty · heraldry · coat of arms · monarch · sovereign · dignity · power
Plant's vertical support
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pounceSudden attack leap
- chaseRapid following of quarry
kill · carnivore · zebra · wildebeest · antelope · buffalo · gazelle · stealth
Producing sounds with voice
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- bellowLoud, deep cry
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
call · communicate · resonant · rumble · growl · primal · echo · dominance
feline
Of or like cats
wildlife · tawny · cub · pride · roar · claws · fangs · whiskers · prowl · paws
regal
Of or befitting royalty
courage · strength · royalty · heraldry · coat of arms · monarch · sovereign · dignity · power · pride
stalk
Plant's vertical support
chase · kill · carnivore · zebra · wildebeest · antelope · buffalo · gazelle · stealth · teamwork
vocalization
Producing sounds with voice
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- bellowLoud, deep cry
- territorialDefensive about owned space
intimidation · call · communicate · resonant · rumble · growl · primal · echo · dominance · warning
family
Related people together
- groupAssembled collection of things
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
social · bonding · kinship · hierarchy · territory · females · cubs · matriarch · alpha male · cooperation
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
lionscowards
Those lacking courage
mice · chickens · sheep · scaredy-cats · lambs
lionsprey
Animal being hunted
zebras · gazelles · wildebeest · herbivores · buffalo
- lion cubYoung big cat
- sea lionEared flippered marine mammal
- mountain lionLarge tawny American feline
- lion's denFierce feline's dwelling
- lion's shareGreatest part of total
- The Lion KingDisney's savanna succession drama
lion, lioness, lionize, lionesses, lionizing, lionized, lionization