Definitions for shikar

shikar shi·kar

Spelling: [shi-kahr]
IPA: /ʃɪˈkɑr/

Shikar is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in shikar (ahikrs).

Definitions for shikar

noun

  1. the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to hunt.

Origin of shikar

1600-10; Urdu Persian

Examples for shikar

With regard to the shikar, (shooting) both large and small game abound.

The shikar was only the more interesting if the tiger growled and showed his teeth a bit at first.

Thus there would be enough for ten days shikar, and ten days to Panamik, and then corn might be procured from some kafila.

They were swarms of lice and fleas, and we did a shikar for them most of the night.

There was no use remaining here, so I gave directions for moving on to-morrow to Hemschi, a place reported to be good for shikar.

But he hears the shrill cry of a squirrel—this at once recalls to him the image of the little rodent and past shikar.

All the officer Sahibs of Deoli and Nasirabad go in this tonga for shikar.

The Wurdwan is reputed to be the best locality for shikar in Cashmere.

Bloodshed was the only thing lacking in this shikar, at least I cannot recall any.

But in recent years the Maharajah's second son, Jitendra, had an unexpected bit of good fortune in shikar.

Word Value for shikar
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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