Dictionary Check: hydra
"hydra" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
noun
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
Example:
"Hydra was slain by Hercules"
noun
trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
Example:
"we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
noun
a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
noun
small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
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