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English adjective: giant | |||
| 1. | giant of great mass; huge and bulky | ||
| Samples | A jumbo jet. Jumbo shrimp. | ||
| Synonyms | elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo | ||
| Similar | big, large | ||
| Antonyms | little, small | ||
English noun: giant | |||
| 1. | giant (animal) any creature of exceptional size | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 2. | giant (person) a person of exceptional importance and reputation | ||
| Synonyms | behemoth, colossus, heavyweight, titan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | important person, influential person, personage | ||
| 3. | giant (group) an unusually large enterprise | ||
| Samples | Walton built a retail giant. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enterprise | ||
| 4. | giant (person) a very large person; impressive in size or qualities | ||
| Synonyms | heavyweight, hulk, whale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large person | ||
| 5. | giant (person) someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful | ||
| Synonyms | behemoth, colossus, goliath, monster | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anomaly, unusual person | ||
| 6. | giant (person) an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imaginary being, imaginary creature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Argus, Cyclops, giantess, Jotun, Jotunn, Mimir, ogre | ||
| 7. | giant (object) a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) | ||
| Synonyms | giant star | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | star | ||
| Instance hyponym | Arcturus, Capella | ||
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