1 definition found
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Achilles
n : a mythical Greek hero of Homer's Iliad; a foremost Greek
warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his
mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a
magical river but the heel by which she held him remained
vulnerable--his "Achilles' heel" [syn: {Achilles}]
more about achilles
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search  
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|