tro jən hors 1. in Greek mythology, a huge wooden horse by means of which the Greeks besieging Troy cunningly gained entrance to and overran the city, ending the Trojan War. 2….
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gargoyle
gar goIl noun 1. a macabre or grotesque sculpture of an animal or person, often carved as an architectural ornament. 2. on a building, a rainspout in the shape of such an…
centaur
sen tawr noun in Greek mythology, any of a race of creatures that have the head, arms, and torso of a man and the trunk and legs of a horse.
synecdoche
sih nek də ki noun a figure of speech in which one term is used representatively for another by substituting a part for the whole or the specific for the general, or…
onomatopoeia
a nə ma tə pi ə the formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang,” “moo,” or “jingle”.