Λύκος — meaning in English
Lykos
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English meaning
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- lupus noun An autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissue, most commonly referring to systemic lupus erythematosus.
- wolf noun A large wild canine, Canis lupus, that lives and hunts in packs.
Senses
Λύκος is used for these senses in English:
- Lupus (constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.
- hammer (firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
- lupus (pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
- wolf Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
hammer — full definition
- noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- verb To strike something repeatedly, whether with an actual hammer, a fist, or figuratively with words.
- verb To defeat someone decisively, or to put heavy strain on a system.