a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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hero::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | bomber, cuban sandwich, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
| Type of | sandwich |
hero::noun | Spocien Dictionary
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
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| Synonyms | hero of alexandria, heron |
hero::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | leader |
| Derivation | heroical |
RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain.
hero::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | mythical being |
| Derivation | heroical |
hero::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
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hero::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | theatrical role, part, persona, role, character |
Examples of hero
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The hero of the story is Joe Hill, a good kid from an old mill town in Virginia.
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Now in her third term, Bachmann has emerged as a hero of the tea party movement.
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The movies love a lone hero, and Edison was a natural for Hollywood hagiography.
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Within the Arab circle, there is a role wandering aimlessly in search of a hero.
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Liam Brady, my childhood hero, sent me a text, Sir Alex Ferguson sent me a text.
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Paraschiv is a cult hero who, at 33, is enjoying an Indian summer to his career.
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Yuri Gagarin is, in a sense, the most notable working class hero I can think of.
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This town needs a hero, and it gets one in the stranger who calls himself Rango.
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Erdogan stepped up criticism of Israel and became a hero on Arab streets for it.
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- A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
- The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
- Champion: someone who fights for a cause
- Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
- (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
- A hero (masculine) or heroine (feminine) is a person or main character of a literary work who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through impressive feats of ingenuity, bravery or strength, often sacrificing his or her own personal concerns for some greater good.
- Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi film by Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff played the lead role, also called "Jackie", and achieved stardom overnight. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India in 1981 and played the lead female role in the film, gained popularity after this movie.
- Hero is a Tollywood film that was directed by Vijaya Bapineedu and produced by Allu Aravind. This film starred Chiranjeevi, Radhika, and Rao Gopal Rao in important roles. This film released on 23 April 1984.
