Cynosure Term Root Sahy Nuh Shoor Sin Uh Noun Strongly Attracts

[Originally the term was applied to the constellation Ursa Minor or the North Star (Polaris) that was used in navigation. The term is derived from Latin Cynosura (Ursa Minor), from Greek kynosoura (dog's tail), ultimately from the Indo-European root kwon- (dog) that is also the source of canine, chenille (from French chenille: caterpillar, literally, little dog), cynic, kennel, canary, hound, dachshund, and corgi. And from the root ors- (buttocks) which also gave us ass, dodo, and squirrel.]

"If Bipasha became the cynosure of all eyes, Payal too hogged the limelight." - Dancing Their Way to the Bank; Economic Times (New Delhi, India); Dec 31, 2006.