tan|ta|lus — «TAN tuh luhs», noun. Greek Mythology. a king of Phrygia, son of Zeus and father of Niobe and Pelops, whose punishment in the lower world, for betraying the gods secrets, was to stand in the river Tartarus up to his chin, under branches of fruit … Useful english dictionary
tan´ta|lus|like´ — Tan|ta|lus «TAN tuh luhs», noun. Greek Mythology. a king of Phrygia, son of Zeus and father of Niobe and Pelops, whose punishment in the lower world, for betraying the gods secrets, was to stand in the river Tartarus up to his chin, under… … Useful english dictionary
lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… … English syllables
tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… … English syllables
tantalus — tan·ta·lus … English syllables
Tantalus — Tan•ta•lus [[t]ˈtæn tl əs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es 1) myt a legendary king of Phrygia who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit laden branches above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded… … From formal English to slang
Tantalusqualen — Tan|ta|lus|qua|len die (Plur.) <nach Tantalus, einem König der griech. Sage, der dazu verurteilt war, bis zum Kinn im Wasser zu stehen, ohne davon trinken zu können> seelische Qualen, die dadurch entstehen, dass etwas Ersehntes zwar in… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
tantalus — tan|ta|lus [ tæntləs ] noun count a piece of furniture in which you keep alcoholic drinks locked behind glass so that they can be seen but not touched … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tantaluskvaler — tan|ta|lus|kva|ler sb. pl., ne (stærk smerte over et uopfyldeligt ønske); lide tantaluskvaler … Dansk ordbog
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
