Cerberus
noun
1 Cerberus
Greek mythology The three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon.
synonym: hellhound.
Dutch: Cerberus
Polish: Cerber
Roget 263:
stopper,
stopple;
plug,
cork,
bung,
spike,
spill,
stopcock,
tap;
rammer†;
ram,
ramrod;
piston;
stop-gap;
wadding,
stuffing,
padding,
stopping,
dossil†,
pledget†,
tompion†,
tourniquet.
cover
etc.
223;
valve,
vent peg,
spigot,
slide valve.
janitor,
doorkeeper,
porter,
warder,
beadle,
cerberus,
ostiary†.
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Roget 664:
safety,
security,
surety,
impregnability;
invulnerability,
invulnerableness
etc.
adj.;
danger past,
danger over;
storm blown over;
coast clear;
escape
etc.
671;
means of escape;
blow valve,
safety valve,
release valve,
sniffing valve;
safeguard,
palladium.
guardianship,
wardship,
wardenship;
tutelage,
custody,
safekeeping;
preservation
etc.
670;
protection,
auspices.
safe-conduct,
escort,
convoy;
guard,
shield
etc.
(defense)
717;
guardian angel;
tutelary god,
tutelary deity,
tutelary saint;
genius loci.
protector,
guardian;
warden,
warder;
preserver,
custodian,
duenna [Sp.],
chaperon,
third person.
watchdog,
bandog†;
Cerberus;
watchman,
patrolman,
policeman;
cop [Slang],
dick [Slang],
fuzz [Slang],
smokey [Slang],
peeler [Slang],
zarp [Slang];
sentinel,
sentry,
scout
etc.
(warning)
668;
garrison;
guardship†.
[Means of safety]
refuge
&c.,
anchor
etc.
666;
precaution
etc.
(preparation)
673;
quarantine,
cordon sanitaire [Fr.].
[Sense of security].
confidence
etc.
858
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Moby thesaurus: Aides, Aidoneus, Charon, Cora, Despoina, Dis, Dis pater, Erebus, Hades, Hel, Kore, Loki, Minos, Orcus, Osiris, Persephassa, Persephone, Pluto, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Satan, bandog, guard dog, watchdog ... show more.
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