Heroines - English meaning

noun

A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.

Usage examples:

He became a sporting celebrity

noun

Someone who is famous, esp. in the entertainment business

Usage examples:

Hollywood celebrities turned up at laguna beach.

noun

A person who conquers a place or people; a vanquisher.

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A people ruled over by a foreign conqueror

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Someone who has conquered a country or its people

noun

A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

Usage examples:

The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

noun

A person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Usage examples:

A war hero

proper noun

A priestess of aphrodite at sestos on the european shore of the hellespont, whose lover leander, a youth of abydos on the opposite shore, swam the strait nightly to visit her. one stormy night he was drowned and hero in grief threw herself into the sea.

proper noun

(1st century), greek mathematician and inventor; known as hero of alexandria. his surviving works are important as a source for ancient practical mathematics and mechanics. he described a number of hydraulic, pneumatic, and other mechanical devices, including elementary applications of the power of steam.

adjective

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.

Usage examples:

The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip

noun

A person or thing regarded as perfect.

Usage examples:

You're my ideal of how a man should be

noun

An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.

Usage examples:

These were, we must remember, unbelieving gentiles, worshipers of idols and knew very little of the…

noun

A large tawny-coloured cat that lives in prides, found in africa and north-western india. the male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females.

Usage examples:

Three year-old male lions grow manes that vary in color from black to blond.

noun

Large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

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A large, strong animal of the cat family from africa and asia which has yellow-brown fur, the male having a large mane (= long neck fur)

noun

A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

One of the luminaries of child psychiatry

noun

A very famous person, especially an actor or pop star

noun

A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Usage examples:

It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous

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A person or thing that is perfect or has a large amount of a particular good characteristic

Usage examples:

A paragon of virtue

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The religious movement of which shias are members

noun

A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Usage examples:

This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a…

verb

(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.

Usage examples:

A film starring liza minnelli

noun

An extremely famous and successful performer or sports player.

Usage examples:

He became a superstar overnight

noun

An extremely famous person, esp. esp someone who performs or plays a sport

Usage examples:

She is definitely one of the superstars of country music.

noun

A person who defeats an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition.

Usage examples:

Congratulations to the victors

noun

The one who wins a competition, election, war, etc.

Usage examples:

The victor in the 1996 presidential election was bill clinton.

noun

A person or thing that wins something.

Usage examples:

A nobel prize winner

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Infml in sports, a winner is also a goal or point that causes a person or a side to win a game

Usage examples:

Eaves scored the winner in the final seconds of the game., that chocolate cake was a winner.

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A person or company that is successful in a particular situation such as a competition, a market, or an election

Usage examples:

The winner will receive a digital camera., the clear winners in this ecommerce-friendly budget are …