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tantalus

Tan·ta·lus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tan-tl-uh s]
    • /ˈtæn tl əs/
    • /ˈtæn.tə.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tan-tl-uh s]
    • /ˈtæn tl əs/

Definitions of tantalus word

  • noun plural tantalus Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach. 1
  • noun plural tantalus (lowercase) Chiefly British. a stand or rack containing visible decanters, especially of wines or liquors, secured by a lock. 1
  • noun tantalus a king, the father of Pelops, punished in Hades for his misdeeds by having to stand in water that recedes when he tries to drink it and under fruit that moves away as he reaches for it 0
  • noun tantalus a case in which bottles may be locked with their contents tantalizingly visible 0
  • noun tantalus a king, son of Zeus, doomed in the lower world to stand in water that always recedes when he tries to drink it and under branches of fruit that always remain just out of reach 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • tantalus monkey

    a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.

  • niobe

    the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.

  • pelops

    Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.

  • savanna monkey

    any of several common, closely allied long-tailed monkeys of African savannas ranging from Senegal to South Africa, including the green monkey, grivet, tantalus, and vervet, which are sometimes considered subspecies and classified together as Cercopithecus aethiops.

  • tantalum

    a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and apparatus. Symbol: Ta; atomic weight: 180.948; atomic number: 73; specific gravity: 16.6.
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