- devourer
- noun see devour
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
devourer
Look at other dictionaries:
Devourer — De*vour er, n. One who, or that which, devours. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Devourer — In certain religions, mythologies, and fictional universes, a devourer is a powerful destructive entity, such as Satan, Boreas (the North Wind in Greek mythology) or the Zerg (a species in StarCraft, a modern science fiction series). Devourers… … Wikipedia
devourer — devour ► VERB 1) eat greedily. 2) (of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 3) read quickly and eagerly. 4) (be devoured) be totally absorbed by an emotion. DERIVATIVES devourer noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Devourer (Dungeons & Dragons) — Articleissues citations missing = December 2007 in universe = December 2007 OR = December 2007 importance = December 2007 in universe cat = Infobox D D creature name=Devourer alignment=chaotic evil type=Undead subtype= source= first= mythical=… … Wikipedia
devourer — See devour. * * * … Universalium
devourer — 1. noun One who, or that which, devours. 2. verb to devour; to consume … Wiktionary
devourer — n. one who eats fast and hungrily; consumer; destroyer … English contemporary dictionary
devourer — de·vour·er … English syllables
devourer — noun someone who eats greedily or voraciously • Derivationally related forms: ↑devour • Hypernyms: ↑eater, ↑feeder … Useful english dictionary
Devourer Of The Dead — From Egyptian mythology, this creature has the head of a crocodile, the body of a lion and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus. He eats the hearts of the dead who are judged to be unworthy during the final judgment in the hall of Osiris. Also… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
