Achilles definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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The St James 'Park physiotherapy team accepted that their efforts to minimise the effects of the 33-year-old's long-term achilles tendon trouble were being undermined by the board's refusal to even discuss offering the Australian a one-year extension to his deal, which expires in June.

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Definitions (2)

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a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the seige of Troy.

WordNet (1)

a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

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Ospreys at the weekend after injuring an achilles tendon on Saturday. — Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk
I don't care if it his achilles - I expect him to play. — Equal and Opposite
Aw me achilles - cripes - aw it hurts - Julia - bloody Paul and his banana ... lounges - no (PAUSE) I must take some responsibility (LONG PAUSE) - nar bugger that - bloody paul ... aw my achilles. — Equal and Opposite
United's failure to keep clean sheets has been their achilles heel.
The daughter of an ultimate ballet star, she sought to emulate her mother's success but snapped her achilles tendon in the middle of a show, thus having to give up the art. — Riuva : Research Institute for Unicultural Visual Arts