TAURUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

Synonyms:

Bull; Taurus; Taurus the Bull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Meronyms (members of "Taurus"):

Aldebaran (the brightest star in Taurus)

Crab Nebula (a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD)

Pleiades (a star cluster in the constellation Taurus)

Holonyms ("Taurus" is a part of...):

zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

Synonyms:

Bull; Taurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Taurus" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

Synonyms:

Andres Martinez; Carlos; Carlos the Jackal; Glen Gebhard; Hector Hevodidbon; Ilich Ramirez Sanchez; Ilich Sanchez; Michael Assat; Salim; Sanchez; Taurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

terrorist (a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

Credits

Context examples:

Any event that takes place within four days of November 12 will be quite beautiful, for it will be under the light of a sensuous Taurus full moon.