Look up: giant

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   giant
   [Adjective] Plural form: giants. Something that is much larger than the usual size. Sometimes in stories huge men are called giants.
   Example: My aunt grew a giant marrow for the summer fair.
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   giant
   [n] - a very large person 2. [n] - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful 3. [n] - an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength 4. [n] - an unusually large enterprise 5. [n] - any creature of exceptional size
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   giant
   In many mythologies and folklore, a person of extraordinary size, often characterized as stupid and aggressive. In Greek mythology the giants grew from the spilled blood of Uranus and rebelled...
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   Giant
   NATO designation for soviet surface-to-air missile system S-300 [SU]
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   giant
   a gymnastic apparatus consisting of an upright pole surmounted by a revolving disc to which are hooked grips that when graspad enable one to take great strides around the pole Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure • the -- has features of both the downhill and slalom races....the skier is required to pass through a series of gates stretched out over the length of the course. ...
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   Giant
   Gi'ant noun [ Middle English giant , geant , geaunt , Old French jaiant , geant , French géant , Latin gigas , from Greek ..., ..., from the root of English gender , genesis . See Gender , and confer Gigantic .] 1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature. « Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise ...
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   Giant
   Gi'ant adjective Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son. Giant cell . (Anat.) See Myeloplax . -- Giant clam (Zoology) , a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna , esp. T. gigas , which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy ...
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   giant
   1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 'Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise.' ... 2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual. ... 3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power. Giant's Causeway, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland. ... Ori ...
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   giant
   noun any creature of exceptional size
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    giant
    noun an unusually large enterprise; `Walton built a retail giant`
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    giant
    heavyweight 3 whale noun a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
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    giant
    noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation
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    Giant
    • (n.) Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power. • (n.) A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual. • (n.) A man of extraordinari bulk and stature. • (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
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    Giant
    (from the article `1956: Best Director`) Other Nominees...protagonists in several more of Sirk`s melodramas and stylized `women`s pictures.` Hudson`s best film role is considered to be that of an earnest, ... [2 related articles]
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    Giant
    (from the article `Mahler, Gustav`) ...devoid of programs altogether, yet each clearly embodies a spiritual conflict that reaches a conclusive resolution. No. 5 (1902; popularly called ...
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    giant
    in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek mythology, who ... [1 related articles]
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    giant
    
    1. any creature of exceptional size
    2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
    3. an unusually large enterprise
    4. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
    5. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
    6. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales
    7. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relativ...
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       giant
       giant, in mythology, manlike being of great size and strength. The giant has been the symbol for the expression of certain recurring beliefs in the mythologies of all races. He is universally represented as being a brutish power of nature, lacking the stature of gods and the civilization and cunning...
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