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giant

/ˈd͡ʒʌɪ.ənt/

adjective 1
noun 13
forms 2
phrases 2

adjective1

very large

noun13

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A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
- The Dwarf then swelled and grew higher and higher till he became a monstrous Giant, and vanished in the air, while the old people were praying to God and thanking him for their deliverance. — 1828
A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.
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A very large organization.
- The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains.
Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
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An eoten or jotun.
- The giants also had been outlawed along with Satan because they had fought against god. — 1961
A Gigas, a member of the Gigantes, a race of giants who defied the gods.
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A very tall and large person.
- "It's barbarous, Norsus." "It's Rome," said the giant flatly. — 1966
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A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
- she's not the intellectual giant — 1988
A player for the San Francisco Giants.
A player for the New York Giants.
A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.

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Phrases with giant

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