HARPIES

Meaning of HARPIES in English

plural of harpy

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HARPIES — (pl. ) of Harpy
Английский словарь Webster
HARPIES — ( pl. ) of Harpy
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HARPIES — pl of harpy.
Webster English vocab
HARPIES — sharpie
Anagrams English vocabulary
HARPIES — [Greek] "Robbers". In earlier versions of Greek myth, Harpies were described as beautiful, winged maidens. Later they became winged monsters …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
HARPIES — Гарпия
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
HARPIES — Гарпии
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
HARPY — noun (plural harpies) Etymology: Latin Harpyia, from Greek Date: 1513 a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARPY — In Greek and Roman mythology, a bird of prey with a woman's face. Often depicted on tombs, Harpies may originally …
Английский словарь Британика
HARPY — ˈhärpē, ˈhȧp-, -pi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin Harpyia, from Greek 1. : a predatory monster in chiefly classical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARPY — — harpylike , adj. /hahr"pee/ , n. , pl. Harpies . 1. Class. Myth. a ravenous, filthy monster having a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAIS — /kal"ay, ka lay", kal"is/ ; Fr. /kann le"/ , n. a seaport in N France, on the Strait of Dover: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCE — /ahr"see/ , n. Class. Myth. a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARPY — noun ( plural harpies ) Etymology: Latin Harpyia, from Greek Date: 1513 1. capitalized : a foul malign creature in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARPY — ■ noun ( plural harpies ) 1》 Greek & Roman Mythology a rapacious monster usually depicted with a woman's head …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HARPY — [har.py] n, pl harpies [L Harpyia, fr. Gk] (1513) 1 cap: a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
SIREN — in Greek mythology, a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her …
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HARPY — in Greco-Roman classical mythology, a fabulous creature, probably a wind spirit. The presence of harpies as tomb figures, however, makes …
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CALAIS AND ZETES — in Greek mythology, the winged twin sons of Boreas and Oreithyia. On their arrival with the Argonauts at Salmydessus in …
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ARGONAUT — first submarine to navigate extensively in the open sea, built in 1897 by the American engineer and naval architect Simon …
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HARPY — har ‧ py /ˈhɑːpi $ ˈhɑːrpi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural harpies ) [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Harpy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARPY — ( harpies) 1. In classical mythology, the harpies were creatures with the bodies of birds and the faces of women. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARPY — (harpies) 1. In classical mythology, the harpies were creatures with the bodies of birds and the faces of women. They …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWOOP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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SCOURGE — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I just repeated the story about my speech on the scourge of gangsterism. ▪ …
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ROOST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB rule ▪ The mid-fielders ruled the roost up to the interval, but after …
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ROAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coast road ▪ In summer the coast road is very crowded. a road bridge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARPY — n. In Greek and Roman mythology, a bird of prey with a woman's face. Often depicted on tombs, Harpies may …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PHINEUS — [Greek heroic] Phineus, the son of Agenor, was a king of Thrace and a prophet. Because he prophesied too truly, …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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