- Ish|tar
- Ish|tar «ihshmh>tahr», noun.the chief goddess of the Babylonians and Assyrians. Ishtar was the goddess of love and fertility, sometimes of war, and is equivalent to the Canaanite-Phoenician goddess Astarte.
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ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… … English syllables
Ishtar — Ish•tar [[t]ˈɪʃ tɑr[/t]] n. ear the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte and the Semitic Ashtoreth … From formal English to slang
sacred prostitution — A Mesopotamian religious custom reported by several ancient Greek writers in which, supposedly, young women had sexual relations with male strangers inside temples of Ishtar (Inanna), goddess of love and sexual passion. Herodotus describes… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Ishtar — [ish′tär΄] n. [Assyr Bab < Akkadian, var. of Ash dar: see ASHTORETH] Bab. & Assyr. Myth. the goddess of love, fertility, and war … English World dictionary
tartarish — tar·tar·ish … English syllables
tarnish — tar•nish [[t]ˈtɑr nɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) mel to dull the luster of or discolor (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation 2) to diminish or destroy the purity of; sully: to tarnish a reputation[/ex] 3) to become tarnished 4) mel a tarnished coating 5)… … From formal English to slang
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
