talus

see definition of talus

as inankle
as inhill

Synonyms for talus

noun joint between leg and foot

hill

noun. uprising of earth's surface; pile

hills

noun. uprising of earth's surface; pile

Word Origin & History

"anklebone," 1690s, from Latin talus "ankle, anklebone, knucklebone" (plural tali), related to Latin taxillus "a small die, cube" (they originally were made from the knucklebones of animals).

Example Sentences for talus

At the foot of the talus he stopped to listen, wondering how close behind him the water might be.

Talus, the nephew of Ddalus by his sister, is said in the viij.

Valley of the Rhone, with the waterfall of Sallenches, showing a talus of debris 261 27.

Might they not belong merely to the talus of this bank of boulder-clay?

The snow is in this case but a substitute for a normal mass of talus.

But most men thought it must be Talus, the great giant who guarded Crete.

Other burials were in the open or in the talus slopes below the caves.

Here also it grows among the talus at the foot of limestone cliffs.

Then Talus said, ‘Who are you, strange maiden, and where is this ichor of youth?’

And Talus tried to leap up, crying, ‘You have betrayed me, false witch-maiden!’

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Synonyms for talus

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