sphinx: Details
Extended reference for the word sphinx.
Synonyms
Usage Examples
“a marble sphinxed chimney-piece”
“A hot lion with a very bloated stomach ... will adopt either a sphinxed or a squatting posture which takes some of the weight off its belly.”
“(1900) The sphinxèd riddle of the Universe / Nature's unsolved enigma, who may prove?”
Common Misspellings
No commonly recorded misspellings for this word.