Definition of scylla
English to English noun - (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
source: WordNet 3.0 - A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying "Between Scylla and Charybdis," signifying a great peril on either hand.
source: Webster 1913
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scylla, scilla, scall, scull, scyle, scala, sulla, scaliola, scagliola, scolay, schelly, scholia, squilla, succula, sicilia, syle, sull, slay, sell, sill
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