HERONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word herons. (close relations)
Definition of HERONS
Best Alternative Words for HERONS
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| cranes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis • United States writer (1871-1900) • large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world • United States poet (1899-1932) • a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix verb • stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||||||||
| egrets | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||||||
| storks | nounn | |||||||
noun • large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage | ||||||||
| hero | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her • someone who fights for a cause • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | ||||||||
| hero of alexandria | ||||||||
noun • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | ||||||||
