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| NOUN | 1 | hero | A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength |
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| 2 | hero | The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem | |
| 3 | hero, champion, fighter, paladin | Someone who fights for a cause | |
| 4 | Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria | Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | |
| 5 | hero | (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits | |
| 6 | Hero | (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her | |
| 7 | hero, bomber, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep | A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments) |
| Sounds | hhih'row; hhiy'row |
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| Rhymes | Afro, allegro, arrow, and 70 more rhymes in row... |
| Meaning | A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength. |
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| Examples | "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" |
| Broader | leader |
| Instances | Arminius, Armin, Hermann; Job |
| Adjectives | heroical; heroical |
| Meaning | The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem. |
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| Broader | character, role, theatrical role, part, persona |
| Meaning | Someone who fights for a cause. |
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| Synonyms | champion, fighter, paladin |
| Broader | defender, guardian, protector, shielder |
| Adjectives | heroical; heroical |
| Meaning | Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century). |
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| Synonyms | Heron, Hero of Alexandria |
| Instance of | inventor, discoverer, artificer; mathematician |
| Meaning | (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits. Often the offspring of a mortal and a god. |
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| Category | classical mythology |
| Broader | mythical being |
| Adjectives | heroic; heroical; heroical |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her. |
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| Category | Greek mythology |
| Instance of | mythical being |
| Meaning | A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments). Different names are used in different sections of the United States. |
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| Synonyms | bomber, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
| Broader | sandwich |
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