jumbo
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- noun
- /ˈdʒʌmboʊ/
- The hot dogs were the kind he liked: jumbo franks with thick red skin.
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Watch on YouTubeBut for now, we don't understand these weird pairs of free floating planets, these jumbos.
- But for now, we don't understand these weird pairs of free floating planets, these jumbos.
Examples
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The team serving up this jumbo sausage is from New York.
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Oh man, Jumbo chili dog with everything and one regular with everything.
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In a series of shots, we get to know the layout of the jumbo jet's main cabin.
Fiction book (1992) -
They sold two jumbo jets full of boxing fans to go out to see this fight.
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And Tyler, you've got a jumbo chili cheese dog.
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Laverne is a sensual young woman with a jumbo appetite for the pleasures of the good life.
Fiction book (1992) -
Hoyte reported that Jumbo drank 50 gallons of water a day during the hike over the Alps.
Academic text (2007) -
The circus featured a jumbo elephant that amazed all the visitors with its size.
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At the petting zoo, we encountered a jumbo tortoise that was the largest I had ever seen.
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They brought a jumbo stuffed bear to the party, much larger than any of the other toys.
Synonyms
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A very large and strong person or thing
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7.5
A very large or powerful person who is impressive
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7.8
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
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3.5
A person who has great power or influence in a field
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1.0
A person who is bigger than most people
A very large person, animal, or thing that is impressive in size
Someone or something that is very large and impressive, often as a joke
A funny name for a very large, rough-looking person or thing
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Etymology
Jumbo comes from the name of a very large elephant called Jumbo, and people started using his name for anything unusually big. So a jumbo means 'a very large' person, animal, or thing, like a giant muffin or toy.