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giant

Definition for giant

noun as in extremely large person

Strongest matches

behemoth, titan

Weak matches

jumbo, polypheme

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The American who first set foot on the lunar surface and proclaimed this moment as “one giant leap for mankind,” Neil Armstrong, was an Eagle Scout.

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The two of them share an understanding that they should be gentle giants who look on the bright side of getting thrashed, made to bleed, and being knocked unconscious for other people’s entertainment.

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The Parkway might as well have been concealed behind a giant curtain during the design process for all the notice the architect took of it.

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The Green Giant, devised because the peas themselves were considered giant, traces to 1925, and his signature phrase to the 1960s.

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Social media is full of videos of grown-ups limping through duck-duck-goose and chucking giant water balloons at each other’s faces, providing both inspiration and a warning.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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