giant

  • 11giant — index prodigious (enormous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12giant — adj *huge, vast, immense, enormous, elephantine, mammoth, gigantic, gigantean, colossal, gargantuan, Herculean, cyclopean, titanic, Brobdingnagian …

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  • 13giant — ► NOUN 1) an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2) an abnormally tall or large person, animal, or plant. 3) Astronomy a star of relatively great size and luminosity. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of very great size or force; gigantic …

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  • 14giant — 01. The Sasquatch is a mythical creature of the Pacific Northwest, a [giant] which looks half man and half ape. 02. In the Japanese legend Momo Taro, an old couple find a little boy inside a [giant] peach. 03. There were a bunch of [giant] guys… …

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  • 15giant — [[t]ʤa͟ɪ͟ənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ giants 1) ADJ: ADJ n Something that is described as giant is much larger or more important than most others of its kind. ...Italy s giant car maker, Fiat. ...a giant oak table. ...a giant step towards unification with the… …

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  • 16giant — giantlike, adj. /juy euhnt/, n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. 2. a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend: a giant in her field; an intellectual giant …

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  • 17giant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 very large man PHRASES ▪ a gentle giant ▪ Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he s a gentle giant. ▪ a giant of a man ▪ He was a giant of a man, standing nearly seven feet tall. 2 …

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  • 18giant */*/ — I UK [ˈdʒaɪənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms giant : singular giant plural giants 1) a) mainly journalism a very large and successful company the Dutch electronics giant Phillips the giants of European soccer b) someone who is very successful …

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  • 19giant — gi|ant1 [ dʒaıənt ] noun count ** 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a very large and successful company: the Dutch electronics giant Philips the giants of European soccer a ) used for referring to someone who is very successful and important, especially in… …

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  • 20giant — gi|ant1 [ˈdʒaıənt] adj [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type ▪ a giant electronics company ▪ a giant tortoise giant 2 giant2 n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: geant, from Greek gigas] 1.) …

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