delilah
Collocations
5ADJ.
real
VERB + DELILAH
bands, can't, find, likes
DELILAH + NOUN
avaunt, circe, o, person, sampson, samson
PREP.
down, in, with
ADV.
anywhere
Definitions
name
The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
"Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."
noun
A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
He shall burst the bands of this Delilah, as Sampson burst the two new cords with which the Philistines had bound him, and shall slaughter the infidels, even heaps upon heaps. But concerning this foul witch, who hath flung her enchantments over a brother of the Holy Temple, assuredly she shall die the death.
Down with this Delilah! Avaunt, O Circe, giver of poisonous feeds. To your natural haunts, ye gentlemen of the press! if bachelors, frequent your taverns, and be content.
A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.
About twenty-three years ago the town talked about Richepin having deserted hearth and home, wife and child, to devote himself to a Delilah in the person of a famous actress.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- enchantress
- temptress
- siren
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Wiktionary"Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."
WiktionaryHe shall burst the bands of this Delilah, as Sampson burst the two new cords with which the Philistines had bound him, and shall slaughter the infidels, even heaps upon heaps. But concerning this foul
WiktionaryDown with this Delilah! Avaunt, O Circe, giver of poisonous feeds. To your natural haunts, ye gentlemen of the press! if bachelors, frequent your taverns, and be content.
WiktionaryAbout twenty-three years ago the town talked about Richepin having deserted hearth and home, wife and child, to devote himself to a Delilah in the person of a famous actress.
WiktionaryDelilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength.
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