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gryphon

/ˈɡrɪfən/ /ˈɡrɪfɒn/

Meanings
noun
A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

Examples :

"The illustration in the fantasy book showed a majestic gryphon perched on a mountain peak. "
mythology animal literature story

Related Words

Illustration challenges

challenges noun

/ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz/

A confrontation; a dare.

""The group of friends issued playful challenges to each other to see who could build the tallest sandcastle." "

Illustration illustration

illustration noun

/ˌɪləˈstɹeɪʃən/

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

"The teacher's illustration of the process made the complicated math problem clearer. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration protective

protective noun

/pɹoʊtɛktɪv/

Something that protects.

"The protective helmet was essential for the construction worker. "

Illustration mountainous

mountainous adjective

/ˈmaʊntɪnəs/

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

"The mountainous terrain made the hiking trail challenging for the group. "

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration mythical

mythical adjective

/ˈmɪθɪkəl/

Existing in myth.

"Many children believe in Santa Claus and his flying reindeer, treating them as mythical creatures that bring gifts every Christmas. "

Illustration mountains

mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Illustration varieties

varieties noun

/vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.tiz/

The quality of being varied; diversity.

"Variety is the spice of life."

Illustration inexperience

inexperience noun

/ˌɪnɪkˈspɪəriəns/ /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns/

A lack of experience.

"I failed to get the job due to inexperience."

Illustration advantage

advantage noun

/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ /ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.

"The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position."