kraken
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- noun
- /ˈkreɪ.kən/
- Literature
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kraken
- Larissa scrambled the rest of the way down the water-slick stairs, with the kraken closing in on her.
- release the kraken
- kraken from the sea
There was one game where I accidentally left Dan stranded on an island, sailed the ship off, forgot to pick him up, and then a Kraken came and sunk the ship.
- There was one game where I accidentally left Dan stranded on an island, sailed the ship off, forgot to pick him up, and then a Kraken came and sunk the ship.
Examples
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Gentlemen, we believe that this creature is of the same family as the historically documented kraken.
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It is actually a giant squid that sailors would call the Kraken.
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We need her for protection in case the Kraken should return.
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You left Jack to the kraken.
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Are you familiar with the Kraken from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series?
Blog text (8) -
All at once, the fearful kraken was gone.
Fiction book (1992) -
Larissa started to follow, but the kraken had no desire to lose such a tender morsel.
Fiction book (1992) -
For a fear-fraught instant, she thought the kraken would drag her and the spear with it into the unseen waters below.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sailors often spoke in hushed tones about the kraken, a legendary sea monster said to drag entire ships beneath the waves.
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In the story, the brave captain faced the terrifying kraken, believing it to be the ultimate test of his courage.
Synonyms
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4.9
A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters
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A large sea creature like a snake from old stories
Idioms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Kraken comes from a Norwegian word krake meaning 'an unhealthy or twisted creature'. Old sailors told stories of a giant sea beast with long arms that grabbed ships, so the word now means a legendary giant sea monster.