Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Orion and Aries.
- noun The second sign of the zodiac.
- noun One who is born under this sign.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient constellation and sign of the zodiac, representing the forward part of a bull.
- noun In zoology, a genus of cattle, to which the common bull and cow were referred. It is not now used, these animals representing the species called
Bos taruts .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [♉] in almanacs.
- noun A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy : A
constellation of thezodiac supposedly shaped like abull and containing the starAldebaran . - proper noun astrology : The
zodiac sign for thebull , ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology ) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology ). - proper noun automobile An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
- noun Someone with a Taurus
star sign
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
- noun the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
- noun Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Taurus II incorporates proven technologies from the company's Pegasus®, Taurus® and Minotaur rockets, and is supported by a
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Congrats on making it through this semester, Taurus!
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Now the rampant Taurus is swiftly advancing in the polls.
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I understand it's a done deal already and the Taurus is close on it's heels.
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Taurus is the sign of ‘personal possessions’: time for more and better!
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As Taurus is too lazy to actually skin a Revenue Agent alive, tan their hide, and drape it over a fence post, they just keep good records of what they want the local cattle rustlers, er, income tax agency, to see.
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Note to Table 1.1: Taurus is the most important in this matter, and heads this list because has rulership over this sort of stuff.
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Clever Gemini stays clear of those big hooves of whatever Taurus is stamping about.
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OSC is looking to develop an new medium class launch vehicle they call the Taurus II.
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OSC is looking to develop an new medium class launch vehicle they call the Taurus II.
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