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jumbo

jumbo

73 2.5
A very large thing like a pizza or teddy bear
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌmboʊ/
translation icon : gigante
  • The hot dogs were the kind he liked: jumbo franks with thick red skin.

But for now, we don't understand these weird pairs of free floating planets, these jumbos.

Examples

  • The team serving up this jumbo sausage is from New York.

  • Oh man, Jumbo chili dog with everything and one regular with everything.

  • 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.

  • And Tyler, you've got a jumbo chili cheese dog.

  • 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.

  • At the petting zoo, we encountered a jumbo tortoise that was the largest I had ever seen.

  • They brought a jumbo stuffed bear to the party, much larger than any of the other toys.

Synonyms

giant
vsjumbo
73 1.0

A very large and strong person or thing

is slightly less extreme in size and strength than that description
whale
vsjumbo
  • Slang
60 7.5

A very large or powerful person who is impressive

is the broader label applying to any very large person animal or thing
behemoth
vsjumbo
31 7.8

A very large and powerful thing, person, or group

focuses on large size rather than power or organizational dominance
heavyweight
vsjumbo
29 3.5

A person who has great power or influence in a field

means big in size but not necessarily powerful or influential
large person
vsjumbo
1 1.0

A person who is bigger than most people

is a more general term covering very large animals people or objects
lunker
vsjumbo
  • Informal
8.9

A very large person, animal, or thing that is impressive in size

is a general label for anything very large without extra admiration
absolute unit
vsjumbo
  • Slang
8.3

Someone or something that is very large and impressive, often as a joke

is a simple neutral word for very large without joking tone
Gigantopithecus
vsjumbo
  • Offensive
9.9

A funny name for a very large, rough-looking person or thing

is a neutral label for size without implying primitive or old appearance

Antonyms

1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

101 3.6

Very small in size compared with the usual type

Compounds

mumbo jumbo
  • Informal
21 8.3

Confusing talk that hides the truth or tries to impress people

9 3.0

A very large airplane that carries many people on long flights

How Big

behemoth
31 7.8
giant
878 1.0
jumbo
73 2.5
large
1.0

Surface Forms

jumbo singular
jumbos plural

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.