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tantaluses

tantaluses is the plural of tantalus.

Meaning of tantalus

Noun

tantalus (plural tantaluses)

  1. A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
  2. A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
    • Yes, there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest.1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Black Peter, Norton, published 2005, page 984
  3. Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
    • Over all, there brooded the shadow of his injuries and the tantalus of their slow healing.1953, Ian Fleming, Casino Royale, Penguin Classics, published 2004, page 149

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Questions about tantaluses

What is tantaluses the plural of?
Tantaluses is the plural of tantalus.

Words near tantaluses in the dictionary

  1. tantalus
  2. Tantalus cup
  3. Tantalus cups
  4. Tantalus sphinx
  5. Tantalus sphinxes
  6. tantaluses
  7. tantamount
  8. tantamounted
  9. tantamounting
  10. tantamounts
  11. Tantangara

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