1. An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret 
2. One of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

1. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon

Derived forms: sphinges, sphinxes

See also: sphingine

Type of: individual, mortal, mythical creature, mythical monster, person, somebody, someone, soul, statue

Encyclopedia: Sphinx

• kerugma
• kerygma
• Kesey
• kestrel
• ket
• Ketalar
• ketamine
• ketamine hydrochloride
• ketch
• ketchup
• ketchup bottle
• keteleeria
• ketembilla
• ketembilla tree
• ketoacidosis
• ketoacidosis-prone diabetes
• ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
• ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
• ketoaciduria
• ketohexose
• ketone
• ketone body
• ketone group
• ketonemia
• ketonic