Tereus
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Te·reus
noun \ˈtir-ˌyüs, ˈtē-ˌrüs\Definition of TEREUS
: the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela
Origin of TEREUS
Latin, from Greek Tēreus
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with TEREUS
Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, Atreus, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, disuse, educe, effuse, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, induce, Lanús, misuse, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose
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