tantalus
Collocations
5ADJ.
heavy, produced, still, worse
VERB + TANTALUS
like, pining
TANTALUS + NOUN
brandy, sir, whisky
PREP.
on, with
ADV.
then
Definitions
noun
A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
Yes, there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest.
“A small boy, sir. Said I was to be sure and see you got it most particular.” He unlocked a cupboard near the window and produced a tantalus. “Whisky, sir, or cocktail?”
Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
Over all, there brooded the shadow of his injuries and the tantalus of their slow healing.
name
A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin-deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head; whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
He will not mannage her, although he mount her, / That worse then Tantalus is her annoy
But like still pining Tantalus he sits / And vselesse barnes the haruest of his wits
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5Yes, there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest.
Wiktionary“A small boy, sir. Said I was to be sure and see you got it most particular.” He unlocked a cupboard near the window and produced a tantalus. “Whisky, sir, or cocktail?”
WiktionaryAnd stockrooms heavy with the Tantalus on which the family fortune has been made
WiktionaryHe will not mannage her, although he mount her, / That worse then Tantalus is her annoy
WiktionaryBut like still pining Tantalus he sits / And vselesse barnes the haruest of his wits
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