Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun taurus

4 senses of taurus

Sense 1
Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim, Andres Martinez, Taurus, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon, Michael Assat -- (Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949))
       INSTANCE OF=> terrorist -- (a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities)

Sense 2
Taurus, Bull -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
Taurus -- (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini)
       INSTANCE OF=> constellation -- (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Sense 4
Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull -- (the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20)
       INSTANCE OF=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)