typhon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
/ˈtaɪfɒn/
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/ˈtaɪfɒn/ · /ˈtaɪfən/
Definition of typhon
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- (Greek)The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.
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- (Greek)The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.
noun
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(obsolete)A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
“The circling typhon whirled from point to point.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn).
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