n.
A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster. →
n.
A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. →
a.
Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. →
n.
A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. →
n.
One of the native inhabitants of the pampas, of Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle. →