SHARKS

"SHARKS" is a plural of: shark.

Date "SHARKS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: SHARKS

You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads. (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; writing credit: Mike Myers)

Oh, gunfight, explosions, sharks, you know, the usual. (Lethal Weapon 4; writing credit: Shane Black; Jonathan Lemkin)

Sharks don't take things personal Mr. Brody! (Jaws 2; writing credit: Carl Gottlieb; Howard Sackler)

Ohh, the anger sharks are swimming in my head! (Anger Management; writing credit: David Dorfman)

We heard the sea is infactuated with sharks. (The Live Ghost; writing credit: Jo Swerling; Dwight Taylor)

Selfish sharks sell shut shellfish. (references; author: unknown)

Six sharp smart sharks. (references; author: unknown)

Six shimmering sharks sharply striking shins. (references; author: unknown)

Sharks and Swordfish (1931)

Trapped by the London Sharks (1916)

Pool Sharks (1915)

City Sharks (2003)

Card Sharks (2001)

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Books

• The Adventures of Tintin Vol6 Contains Calculus Affair,red Sea Sharks & Tintin Tibet (reference)

• Feeding Frenzy!: The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks (reference)

• Sharks & Rays of the World (reference)

• Sharks and Rays of the Pacific Coast (Monterey Bay Aquarium Natural History Series) (reference)

• An Overview of World Trade in Sharks and Other Cartilaginous Fishes (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Great White/The Ultimate Guide To Sharks (reference)

• Island of the Sharks (Large Format) (reference)

• Swimming with Sharks (reference)

• Air Jaws - Sharks of South Africa (reference)

• Secret World of Sharks & Rays (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Sharks (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Playhouse Disney's Stanley: Wild for Sharks! (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Sharks are a valuable fishery for their fins, a delicacy in the Orient. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

ALVIN deploys baited traps to attract six gill sharks. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Diver's eyeview of loitering sharks - Carcharinus sp. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

Black sharks arriving on deck. Plate III, print 10. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

A good catch of large sharks from great depth. These fish were caught on longline set at 1440 meters depth. The species is Centroscymnus coelolepis. Plate VII, print 10. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Gardner Pinnacles - numerous sharks made landing here very exciting. They attempted to attack the biologists swimming to shore. Credit: Small World.

Climbing up the rock wall and catching breath after evading sharks. Credit: Small World.

Nine men posed with dead sharks on pier. Credit: Library of Congress.

My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Expression using "SHARKS": cow sharks. Additional references.

Ending with "SHARKS": loan-sharks.

Danish

havengle (angel sharks, sand devils), havengel-familien (angel sharks, sand devils), havengel (angel shark, angel sharks, angelfish, monkfish, sand devils), blinkhindehaj-familien (requiem sharks, sand sharks), blinkhindehajer (requiem sharks, sand sharks). (various references)

Dutch

zeeëngels (angel sharks, sand devils), blauwe haaien (requiem sharks, sand sharks). (various references)

Finnish

hai (shark). (various references)

French

squaliforme, squale. (various references)

German

Haie. (various references)

Greek 

σκουαλιόμορφα (chondrichtyes pleurotremata), πλευροτρηματικοί χονδριχθύες (chondrichtyes pleurotremata). (various references)

Italian

squatinidi (angel sharks, sand devils), squadri (angel sharks, sand devils), carcarinidi (requiem sharks, sand sharks). (various references)

Pig Latin

arksshay

Portuguese

tubaroes-marracho (requiem sharks, sand sharks), tubarões-marracho (requiem sharks, sand sharks), carcarinídeos (requiem sharks, sand sharks), anjos (angel sharks, sand devils). (various references)

Spanish

tiburones (requiem sharks, sand sharks), angelotes (angel sharks, sand devils). (various references)

Swedish

havsänglar (angel sharks, sand devils), gråhajar (requiem sharks, sand sharks). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "SHARKS": sharkskin, sharkskins. (additional references)

Misspellings

"SHARKS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sarks, Schtraks, shakra, shapkas, Sharaku, sharc, Sharka, sharkish, sharksy, Sharky, sharrk, Sherk, sherms, shurk. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: harks, sarks, shark.

-2 letters: arks, asks, hark, rash, sark, sash, skas.

-3 letters: ark, ars, ash, ask, ass, has, kas, rah, ras, sha, ska.

-4 letters: ah, ar, as, ha, ka, sh.

+1 letter: kashers, shakers, shikars.

+2 letters: kashmirs, kashruts, lashkars, rickshas, rikishas, rikshaws, sharkers, shikaris, sparkish.

+3 letters: boshvarks, kashruths, katharses, katharsis, kurbashes, redshanks, rickshaws, shacklers, shagbarks, shamrocks, sharkskin, shikarees.

+4 letters: astrakhans, backrushes, brushbacks, foreshanks, haversacks, horsebacks, lakeshores, packhorses, rakishness, rockshafts, saltshaker, sharkskins, sheldrakes, shoemakers, shortcakes, shrinkages.

+5 letters: aftershocks, backlashers, crankshafts, greenshanks, hairstreaks, heatstrokes, housebreaks, jinrickshas, jinrikishas, reichsmarks, saltshakers, shirtmakers, speakership.