Definition of giant
1 : a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
2a : a living being of great sizeb : a person of extraordinary powers
3 : something unusually large or powerful
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Examples of giant in a Sentence
the land of the giants
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
Recent Examples of giant from the Web
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With one scene, per the objections, Austen was removed from the company of Byron and Keats and Fielding and the other (male) giants of her era and tethered, instead, to a genre that is, in stereotype if not in practice, quintessentially feminine.
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The concert event transformed the Miami Beach resort’s BleauLive stage and Arkadia Pool into one giant, crazy and loud show.
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Instead of screaming down the straightaways the way F1 cars do, FE cars buzz like giant, steal hummingbirds.
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Reacting to the success of such startups, China’s tech giants, too, have begun to invest heavily in AI.
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The Journal previously reported that Sprint had broken off talks with T-Mobile to allow for exclusive talks with cable giants Comcast and Charter Communications, though that report has remained unconfirmed.
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Jay Flatley, executive chairman of DNA sequencing giant Illumina, has been named the newest member of the Connect Enterpreneur Hall of Fame.
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Paleontologists Dave Hone and Oliver Rauhut highlighted that this would be a way the predators of the Mesozoic acted much the same way as modern mammalian carnivores. Showdowns between carnivorous and herbivorous giants were likely rare events.
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In May, McDonald's recommended its shareholders vote against a proposal that would have required the burger giant to assess the environmental impacts of its foam beverage cups.
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Origin and Etymology of giant
Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek
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Definition of giant
: having extremely large size, proportion, or power
Examples of giant in a Sentence
a giant-size box of detergent
the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
Recent Examples of giant from the Web
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Today, the French fashion house presented its latest collection at Paris Couture Week with a model lineup of giant life-size dolls that stole the show.
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At Peter Dundas's eponymous debut, the always slinky-minded designer sent out two iterations: first, a semi-sheer lace look with an oversize sash; then, a blue full-sequin catsuit also accented by a giant sash.
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McCullough Park, 150 W. Illinois Ave., will feature the horns of Pawnshop playing live blues, rock, soul, ska and more starting at 7 p.m. Giant inflatables for children and food from a variety of local vendors will be for sale all evening.
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Leger and her team will remove entire hunks of fossil-laden material, packing them into giant wood boxes.
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The fire spread rapidly, and local media showed a giant fireball erupt and give way to thick black plumes of smoke.
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Activities included ice chalk, bubble blower art, face painting, a giant kerplunk game, messy sensory stations, a bubble show and other special attractions.
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Its main entrance, slapped onto the building's front, is a giant highboy.
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July is National Ice Cream month and there's no better sweet summer treat than a giant scoop (or two) of ice cream.
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First Known Use of giant
15th century
GIANT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of giant for English Language Learners
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: a legendary creature usually thought of as being an extremely large and powerful person
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: a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or successful
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Definition of giant for English Language Learners
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: very large : much larger or more powerful than normal
GIANT Defined for Kids
Definition of giant for Students
1 : an imaginary person of great size and strength
2 : a person or thing that is very large, successful, or powerful He grew up to be a giant of a man.
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