ACHILLES meaning: Tendon connecting calf to heel

We found 32 dictionaries that define the word Achilles:

General (23 matching dictionaries)

Achilles: Merriam-Webster
Achilles: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Achilles: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Achilles: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
Achilles: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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Achilles: Dictionary.com
achilles: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Achilles (Marvel Comics), Achilles (band), Achilles (disambiguation), Achilles (judge royal), Achilles (opera), Achilles: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Achilles: Rhymezone
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Achilles, Achilles, Achilles: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
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achilles: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Achilles: Who2
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achilles: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Achilles: Merriam-Webster

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Achilles: Encyclopedia

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achilles: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)

Achilles: Extragalactic Astronomy

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Achilles)

▸ noun:  (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.
▸ noun:  (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
▸ noun:  (astronomy) The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles.

Similar:

Akhilles, Peleus, Patroclus, Agamemnon, Anchises, hector, Achelous, Aias, Thetis, myrmidon, more...

Opposite:

Hector, opponent, rival, adversary

Phrases:

Achilles tendon, Achilles heel, Achilles tendinitis, achilles tendons, achilles tendonitis, more...

Adjectives:

great, foot, young, tendo, fierce, dead, noble, swift, godlike, mighty, stern

Colors:

crimson, scarlet, gold, bronze, olive, more...

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