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giant
has definitions from the fields of zoology,business,astronomy,sociology
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[ adjective ] of great mass; huge and bulky
Synonyms Examples "a jumbo jet" "jumbo shrimp" Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)In 1948 , Afranio_do_Amaral , the noted Brazilian herpetologist , wrote a technical paper on the giant snakes . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The room vibrated as if a giant hand had rocked it . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)The giant electric signs and marquees were lit_up for_the_first_time since blackout regulations had been instituted , and the atmosphere was alive with the feeling that victory was just around_the_corner . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology) any creature of exceptional size
Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)Certain individual giants recorded later did fail to show a reasonable difference after maturity , but it is impossible to know whether this is_due to captive conditions . It is possible to make a_few generalizations about the six giants themselves . If , in a certain part of the range , it starts life 1 foot longer than do any of the other ( relatively large ) giants , and reaches maturity at , let us guess , 18 inches longer than the others , a quadrupling of the maturity length would result in a maximum of ( nearly ) 40 feet . In_spite of all the pitfalls , there is a certain amount of agreement on some of the giants . Detailed information on record lengths of the giants is given in the section that follows . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a person of exceptional importance and reputation
Synonyms Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Why did Prokofieff expand in stature and fecundity , while Stravinsky ( who leaped into fame like a young giant ) dwindled in stature and fruitfulness ? (Jay Williams, The Forger....)In the Middle_Ages , in the Renaissance , right up_to the early nineteenth century , the painter was a giant in the world . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) an unusually large enterprise
Examples "Walton built a retail giant" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Moreover , the cost of operations is always high in any new store , as the conservative bankers who act_as controllers for retail giants are beginning to discover . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
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[ noun ] (astronomy) a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
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