Crossword-Solution: LOCUS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Locus | n. | A place; a locality. |
| Locus | n. | The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LOCUS | anagram | CLOUS |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERAT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with LOCUS (5)
Ardet adhuc Ombos et Tentyra, summus utrinque Inde furor vulgo, quod numina vicinorum Odit uterque locus; quum solos credat habendos Esse Deos quos ipse colit.
And upon that rock was Jacob sleeping when he saw the angels go up and down by a ladder, and he said, _Vere locus iste sanctus est_, _et ego ignorabam_; that is to say, ‘Forsooth this place is holy, and I wist it nought.’ And there an angel held Jacob still, and turned his name, and clept him Israel.
Two short passages, which are unconnected with the main subject of the Dialogue, may seem to merit a more particular notice: (1) the locus classicus about mythology; (2) the tale of the grasshoppers.
Rucastle, so I think, Watson, that we had best escort Miss Hunter back to Winchester, as it seems to me that our _locus standi_ now is rather a questionable one.” And thus was solved the mystery of the sinister house with the copper beeches in front of the door.
The other young man, because his host, Sir John Marraby, was not yet on the scene, had no locus standi, and, though a friend of The MacQuern, and well known to the Duke, had to be ignored.
Quotes with LOCUS (3)
An external locus of identity is unhealthy and yet the very thing that social media encourages in those with low self-esteem.
The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky emphasis on image, but the internalized locus of self-worth saves lives. Western men are very different. In externalizing the source of their self-esteem, they surrender all emotional independence. (Conquest requires two parties, after all.) A man cannot feel like a man without a partner, corporation, team. Manhood is a game played on the terrain of opposites.…
Until recently the locus of sexual fantasy was peopled with images actually glimpsed or were sensations actually felt, or private imaginings taken from suggestions in the real world, a dream well where weightless images from it floated, transformed by imagination. It prepared children, with these hints and traces of other people's bodies, to become adults and enter the landscape of adult sexuality and meet the lover face to face. Lucky men and women are able to keep a pathway…
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Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 38 times in crossword archives (1958–2024).