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Bicorporate
adjective · 78% connection
Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Brad
noun · 78% connection
A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat ci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Carnivora
n. pl. · 78% connection
An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Cephalo
unknown · 78% connection
A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Chief
noun · 78% connection
The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Chimera
noun · 78% connection
A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Couchant
verb · 78% connection
Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Cougar
noun · 78% connection
An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Coward
adjective · 78% connection
Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Criosphinx
noun · 78% connection
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Crown
noun · 78% connection
The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; als…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Debruised
adjective · 78% connection
Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Den
noun · 78% connection
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Entropy
noun · 78% connection
A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remain…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Gardant
adjective · 78% connection
Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; -- said of a lion or other beast.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Hawk moth
unknown · 78% connection
Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Head
noun · 78% connection
The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
Hermes
noun · 78% connection
Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and sho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sphinx, head, body, lion.
