cyclops

Noun

Meaning

One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna.

A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in fresh and salt water. See Copepoda.

A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

water flea loki atlas leviathan samson morpheus wade adonis hulk Arthur goliath titan colossus hercules mountain
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Antonyms

runt dwarf elves decrepit man enfeebled man enervated man
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Hypernyms

giant copepod copepod crustacean

Phrases with the word

cyclops long-beaked echidna

Derivatives

Cyclopes

Examples

Percy!” he bellowed. He dropped his broom and ran at me. If you've never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I'm telling you, it'll wake you up quick. Rick Riordan

He'd learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family. Rick Riordan

The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled... with delight, because he was standing right next to us. Rick Riordan

We love Cyclops and as you know, we love James. It's a great team and we'll continue the team, obviously. Avi Arad

I love a straightforward character. I am the guy who loves Cyclops on the 'X-Men', because he is square. Joss Whedon

A man of maxims only, is like a cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Close letter words and terms

cyclopropylated cyclopropylmethanol cycloprotoberberine cyclops long-beaked echidna cyclopsam Cyclopsitta diophthalma