giant
- noun
- /ˈdʒaɪənt/
- He felt like a giant after lifting the heavy weights at the gym.
They're creating more giants, but baby giants because they're they're baby fish.
- They're creating more giants, but baby giants because they're they're baby fish.
Examples
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Craig enters. Lester, a giant of an old man, sits hunched behind his tiny desk.
Fiction book (1999) -
And I look like an actual giant compared to you.
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The guy got out, and he looked like a giant stepping out of the sky.
Fiction book (2001) -
And Gentle Giant is the largest giant breed dog rescue in the world.
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Gaining entry to the technology giant's headquarters had not been easy.
Fiction book (1997) -
At that, Katie moved closer to the blond giant beside her.
Fiction book (2001) -
Lots of smaller retail businesses are being lost, and the power is being consolidated in the hands of these giants.
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One Passover, a giant from Iceland walked in, stooping at every doorway.
Fiction book (1999) -
The giant statue stood at the entrance, impressing all the visitors.
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In the world of technology, that company is considered a giant due to its influence and size.
Synonyms
A very large heavy person, animal, or thing
A very large or powerful person who is impressive
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
A very large and powerful thing, for example a company or ship
A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily
A very large woman in old stories or fairy tales
Antonyms
Idioms
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
- Specialized
A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface
- Specialized
A very large old star with a cool surface and much larger size than the Sun
- Specialized
A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters
A very large insect like a cockroach that lives in tropical parts of the Americas
A very large land turtle from islands like Galapagos and Seychelles that lives over 100 years
- Specialized
A very large evergreen tree with a very thick trunk that grows on the Sierra Nevada in California
A very large animal with a hard shell from South America that grows about three feet long
- South African
A very large antelope with dark stripes and twisted horns that lives in western and central Africa
A large wild orchid with greenish-brown and pinkish flowers that grows near streams or ponds
Large raised red patches on the skin that appear suddenly and usually go away within one day
A large mammal from South America with a long tongue and claws that eats ants and termites
- US
A very large bamboo plant from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks
A small evergreen tree from the Pacific Coast with shiny yellow-green leaves and edible nuts
A large shrub with feathery leaves and bright yellow flowers that grows on the coast
A very large lizard that lives on some Indonesian islands, for example the Komodo dragon
A very large animal like a big frog that lives in Asian rivers and is sometimes eaten
A large strong dog with thick wiry fur and a beard and bushy eyebrows bred to work
- Australian
A large plant with many green leaves that climbs or spreads over walls
A large fish like a perch that lives in the sea, rivers, and bays and is good to eat
- Australian
A large seabird like a big seagull that lives near Antarctic seas and eats dead animals, fish, and squid
- Australian
A large colorful fish that lives near coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef
A vine from Costa Rica with large purple-blue flowers and hook-shaped spines
A wildflower of western North America with ragged clusters of bright red flowers
- Australian
A large tropical plant with very big leaves grown for its edible underground stem
- Specialized
A large salamander that lives in western North American forests
- Specialized
A tall plant with yellow-green flowers that lives for many years
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Giant comes from the old Greek word gigas, meaning 'huge', and people used it for anything very large or powerful. So calling a person or thing a giant means they are impressively big or strong.