Definitions for discus

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discus dis·cus

Spelling: [dis-kuh s]

IPA: /ˈdɪs kəs/

Discus is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in discus (cdissu).

Definitions for discus

noun

1. a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
2. the sport of throwing this disk for distance.

Origin of discus

1650-60; Latin Greek dískos a quoit, discus, disk, derivative of diskeîn to throw

Examples for discus

And we'll discus it in the presence of nobody, if ye, please.

So far as I know, no one has ever done this to an Olympic discus thrower.

The principal figure is on horseback with a discus round his head.

The throwers of the discus and the hammer were naturally at some disadvantage.

Statius, in Thebais, 646-721, fully describes the use of the discus.

Bow to the discus on the top of the temple of Jagannth (which you can see from here).

Burly Drake cast the discus one hundred and thirty-four feet.

Like throwing the discus, it calls for strength, speed and courage.

They were taught to box, to wrestle, to throw the discus, and to hurl the spear.

Jeremy Hunt has introduced a new sport to the Games, to go with the discus, shot put, javelin.