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cynosures

cynosures is the plural of cynosure.

Meaning of cynosure

Noun

cynosure (plural cynosures)

  1. (figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
    • let faith be your cynosure to walk by
  2. (figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
    • Towers, and battlements it sees
      Bosom'd high in tufted trees,
      Where perhaps some beauty lies,
      The cynosure of neighbouring eyes.1645, John Milton, L'Allegro

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Questions about cynosures

What is cynosures the plural of?
Cynosures is the plural of cynosure.

Words near cynosures in the dictionary

  1. cynophobic
  2. cynorexia
  3. Cynosarges
  4. cynosural
  5. cynosure
  6. cynosures
  7. Cynthia
  8. Cynthian
  9. Cynthiana
  10. Cynthias
  11. cynthiaxanthin

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