- Pro|crus|tes
- Pro|crus|tes «proh KRUHS teez», noun.Greek Legend. a robber who stretched his victims or cut short their legs to make them fit the length of his bed.
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crus — crus·ta·cea; crus·ta·ce·ol·o·gy; crus·ta·ceous; crus·ta·tion; crus·tif·ic; crus·ti·fi·ca·tion; crus·ti·fied; crus·tose; de·crus·ta·tion; in·crus·ta·tion; Lin·crus·ta; zam·i·crus; crus; crus·ta; crus·ta·cean; in·crus·tate; pro·crus·te·an;… … English syllables
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… … English syllables
procrustes — pro·crus·tes … English syllables
Procrustes — Pro•crus•tes [[t]proʊˈkrʌs tiz[/t]] n. myt (in Greek myth) a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed … From formal English to slang
Procrustes — Pro*crus tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out, to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the bed of Procrustes — Procrustes Pro*crus tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out, to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promettre — (pro mè tr ) v. a. Se conjugue comme mettre. 1° S engager verbalement ou par écrit à quelque chose. • Je promettais beaucoup et j exécutais peu, CORN. Rodog. I, 6. • Il [Richelieu] n était pas libéral, mais il donnait plus qu il ne… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
