Crossword-Solution: TANTALUS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Tantalus | n. | A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them. |
| Tantalus | n. | A genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises. |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with TANTALUS (5)
Was there any other spirit but rum in the room?” “Yes, there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest.
Was there any other spirit but rum in the room?” “Yes; there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest.
Athenaeus, 281 B: The writer of the “Return of the Atreidae” 3302 says that Tantalus came and lived with the gods, and was permitted to ask for whatever he desired.
And there, ranged on platters, and baking boards, and on snowy-white napkins, was that which made Tantalus's feast seem a dry and barren snack.
Remorseless aera, which hast filled the page With Atreus', Tantalus', Thyestes' rage! IX Barbarian! thou madest shorter by the head The boldest of his age, on whom did beam The sun 'twixt pole and pole, 'twixt Indus' bed And where he sinks in Ocean's western stream; Whose years and beauty might have pity bred In Anthropophagus, in Polypheme; Not thee; that art in wickedness outdone By any Cyclops, any Lestrigon.
Quotes with TANTALUS (2)
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
When I was a boy of seven or eight I read a novel untitled "Abafi" — The Son of Aba — a Servian translation from the Hungarian of Josika, a writer of renown. The lessons it teaches are much like those of "Ben Hur," and in this respect it might be viewed as anticipatory of the work of Wallace. The possibilities of will-power and self-control appealed tremendously to my vivid imagination, and I began to discipline myself. Had I a sweet cake or a juicy apple which I was dying to…
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Appears in: Chicago Tribune, CrosSynergy, LAT, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 21 times in crossword archives (1948–2025).