Definitions for discuses

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discuses dis·cus

Spelling: [dis-kuh s]

IPA: /ˈdɪs kəs/

Discuses is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 147 anagrams from letters in discuses (cdeisssu).

Definitions for discuses

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 discuses

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

Examples for discuses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.