Definition of heroes

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  • heroes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • heroes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of heroes

  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bomber
    2. cuban sandwich
    3. grinder
    4. hero sandwich
    5. hoagie
    6. hoagy
    7. italian sandwich
    8. poor boy
    9. sub
    10. submarine
    11. submarine sandwich
    12. torpedo
    13. wedge
    14. zep
  • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hero of alexandria
    2. heron
  • someone who fights for a cause (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. champion
    2. fighter
    3. paladin
  • a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength (noun)

    Examples

    1. RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
  • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god (noun)
  • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her (noun)
  • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem (noun)

See definition of heroes in Merriam Webster