HYDRA
Scrabble letter values: H4Y4D2R1A1 = 12
Definition
- noun (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads.
- noun a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer. — synonyms: Snake
- noun trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.
- noun small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp.
Examples
- “when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones”
- “Hydra was slain by Hercules”
- “we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution”