- Cha|ryb|dis
- Cha|ryb|dis «kuh RIHB dihs», noun.1. a dangerous whirlpool in the strait between Sicily and Italy, opposite the rock Scylla.2. Greek Mythology. a female monster that sucked down ships.
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ryb — cha·ryb·dis; … English syllables
cha — ab·cha·la·zal; ac·ti·not·ro·cha; an·ti·ar·cha; an·ti·pas·cha; ap·o·cha; ar·cha·ic; ar·cha·i·cal·ly; ar·cha·i·cism; ar·cha·ism; ar·cha·ist; ar·cha·is·tic; ar·cha·ize; ar·cha·rios; ar·ra·ca·cha; ato·cha; at·ro·cha; bac·cha·nale; bac·cha·na·lia;… … English syllables
charybdis — cha·ryb·dis … English syllables
Charybdis — Cha|ryb|dis →↑scylla and Charybdis … Dictionary of contemporary English
Charybdis — Cha|ryb|dis [ça...] die; <über lat. charybdis aus gr. chárybdis> gefährlicher Meeresstrudel der griech. Sage; vgl. ↑Szylla … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Charybdis — Cha•ryb•dis [[t]kəˈrɪb dɪs[/t]] n. 1) geg a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily 2) myt a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon who was turned into a monster Compare Scylla 2) … From formal English to slang
Charybdis — Cha*ryb dis, n. [L., Gr. cha rybdis.] A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See {Scylla}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scylla and Charybdis — Scyl|la and Cha|ryb|dis between Scylla and Charybdis in a situation where you have to choose between two possible actions, but both are dangerous or unpleasant. The phrase comes from the ancient Greek stories of Scylla, a ↑monster, and Charybdis … Dictionary of contemporary English
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