furies' (noun)

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• Furies, the — Fu|ries, the [ furiz ] noun three female gods in Greek MYTHOLOGY whose hair was made of snakes and who punished crimes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Furies — /ˈfjʊəriz/ (say fyoouhreez) plural noun Classical Mythology the, the avenging deities (in female form with serpents twined in their hair), usually three in number, called Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. {Middle English, from Latin furia rage,… …  

• (the) Furies — the Furies UK [ˈfjʊəriz] US [ˈfjʊriz] noun three female gods in ancient Greek stories whose hair was made of snakes and who punished crimes http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/furies the.htm Thesaurus: characters in storieshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• the Furies — UK [ˈfjʊərɪz] / US [ˈfjʊrɪz] noun three female gods in ancient Greek stories whose hair was made of snakes and who punished crimes …   English dictionary

• Eumenides — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, the gracious ones Date: 1536 the Furies in Greek mythology …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fury — noun (plural furies) Etymology: Middle English furie, from Latin furia, from furere to rage Date: 14th century 1. intense, disordered, and often destructive rage 2. a. capitalized any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Megaera — noun One of the Furies, Erinyes in Greek mythology, the cause of jealousy and envy, who punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity …   Wiktionary

• fury — noun (plural furies) 1》 extreme anger. 2》 extreme strength or violence in an action or a natural phenomenon. 3》 (Fury) Greek Mythology a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses. Phrases like fury informal with great… …   English new terms dictionary

• fury — noun 1 (U) extreme, often uncontrolled anger: I was shaking with fury. 2 (C) a feeling of extreme anger : in a fury: “Go on then!” shouted Jamie in a fury. “See if I care!” | fly into a fury (=quickly become very angry): Paul flew into one of his …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fury — noun 1) she exploded with fury Syn: rage, anger, wrath, outrage, spleen, temper; crossness, indignation, umbrage, annoyance, exasperation; literary ire, choler Ant: good humor 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Alecto — noun one of the three Furies • Hypernyms: ↑Fury, ↑Eumenides, ↑Erinyes …   Useful english dictionary