albatross

Noun

Meaning

A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

millstone mollymawk penguin calvary emu ibis kingfisher grebe kiwi crucible bane pressure problem shearwater trial
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Antonyms

addition service feature godsend advantage deal
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Hypernyms

animal check deterrent impediment handicap hindrance

Hyponyms

gooney goony gooney bird goonie black-footed albatross Diomedea nigripes

Phrases with the word

albatross around one's neck albatross genus chatham albatross grey-headed albatross light-mantled albatross salvin's albatross

Examples

Once you decide that it is the art that is important and not how popular and well received you are, you no longer have an albatross. Stephen Stills

That girl will rain destruction down on you and your ship. She is an albatross, Captain. Way I remember it, albatross was a ship's good luck, 'til some idiot killed it. (to Inara) Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint. Joss Whedon

Vietnam is the dead albatross around Johnson's neck that may pull him down. Thomas A. Bailey

The computer division of Apple will eventually become a genuine albatross around the company's neck. So it's better off as a standalone company focused on computers. John C. Dvorak

View the past as your enemy, and it will be an albatross. View it as your friend, and it will give you wings. Alan Cohen

Hi is as albatross that observes the ocean. Hawaiian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Albatrellus dispansus Albatrellus ovinus albatros albatross around one's neck albatross genus Albats