hero
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: arts
broadcasting
card-games
computing
cooking
engineering
film
food
hobbies
lifestyle
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
photography
physical-sciences
poker
sciences
television
web-design
Etymology: From Middle English heroes, from Old French heroes, from Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demi-god, hero”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”); if so, related to Latin servo (“protect”). Displaced Middle English heleð, haleð, from Old English hæleþ, hæle.
Inflected forms:
form: heroes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: heros
pos: noun
tags: error-unknown-tag
plural
form: heroes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: heros
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: heroing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: heroeing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
rare
form: heroed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: heroed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
pos: noun
examples: My mom died a hero on duty.
"I'm no hero," insists freckle-faced 14-year-old Freddie Hanberry. But to many of the young cancer patients, nurses and staff at University Medical Center here, he is as close as you can get. The "hero" talk began when a national magazine featured Hanberry, who has leukemia, in a special section called "100 New American Heroes."
Every cancer victim is a true hero.
She is my hero, my heart, my baby till the end of time,” said Gabby's father
Each flag represents a hero, Andrews said, whether a first responder or victim of 9/11, active, fallen, or retired military, special friend or family member.
At the time, with the D-Day invasion of Europe going on, their heroism was hardly noticed. Plenty of other heroes were dying elsewhere. Plenty of bigger bits of history were being made.
gloss: A role model.
pos: noun
gloss: The protagonist in a work of fiction.
pos: noun
examples: However, even this great hero of the story is somewhat of a simpleton (when he lets himself be crucially deceived by Peacock Ravana in Vibhisana's shape), and a weakling (when in spite of all his strength he is almost beaten by his own son, one of the rākṣasas)
Satan is wrongly called the hero of Paradise Lost. He is really the villain-hero or the counter-hero
gloss: The current player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain (“any opponent player”). Not to be confused with hero call (“a weak call against a supposed bluff”).
pos: noun
examples: Let's discuss how to play if the hero has KK, and there's an ace on board.
gloss: A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses.
pos: noun
tags: New-York
gloss: The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed, as in food advertising, or with props used in a movie.
pos: noun
tags: attributive
examples: The preparation of the hero food involves any number of specialized techniques food stylists have developed to deal with the demands of photographing food.
Protect the hero food. Whether the hero items are on a table in the studio or in the refrigerator, freezer, etc., be sure they are identified as hero items and not for consumption.
The food stylists this day had spent inordinate amounts of time preparing the hero product for a close-up scene.
gloss: The eye-catching top portion of a web page, sometimes including a hero image; the portion above the fold.
pos: noun
gloss: The standout component of a dish; the part of a dish that should take center stage on the palate.
pos: noun
gloss: To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
pos: verb
tags: informal
intransitive
examples: “I don’t think so.” He grinned hugely, revealing smoker’s teeth and halitosis that would fell a rhino. “I don’t think you want to be heroing off just yet. I don’t think you've had a good time in ages.”
gloss: To praise or laud.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To bring attention to; to highlight; to spotlight.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Synonyms: the brave
bully
daredevil
good guy
goodie
Hector
hero
knight in shining armor
lion
lionheart
thunderbolt
tiger
white hat
white knight
worthy
wye
sub
Antonyms: antihero
coward
villain
Related words: demigod
halfgod
brave
model
kamikaze
martyr
shaheed
Derived words: action hero
an hero
antihero
anti-hero
Byronic hero
Clitar Hero
cult hero
culture hero
cyberhero
dark hero
folk hero
go from zero to hero
have-a-go hero
hero ball
hero city
hero complex
herodom
heroess
herohood
heroic
heroics
heroify
heroise
heroize
heroism
heroization
heroless
herolike
heroness
heroship
hero shooter
hero shot
hero shrew
hero syndrome
hero worship
local hero
megahero
monarchical hero
never meet your heroes
nonhero
North Hero
shero
solar hero
subhero
superhero
tragic hero
unsung hero
ur-hero
war hero
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