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Word: tantalus
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Noun:
- A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
- A stork of the genus ''Mycteria'' (formerly ''Tantalus''), especially the American wood ibis, ''Mycteria americana''.
- Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
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Proper noun:
- mythology A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
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