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giant

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giant in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
    giant  goliath  behemoth  monster  colossus 
  2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
    colossus  behemoth  giant  heavyweight  titan 
  3. any creature of exceptional size
    giant 
  4. an unusually large enterprise
    "Walton built a retail giant"
    giant 
  5. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
    giant star  giant 
  6. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
    giant 
  7. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
    giant  hulk  heavyweight  whale 
adjective
  1. of great mass; huge and bulky
    "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
    elephantine  gargantuan  giant  jumbo 
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