giant

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noun

gi·ant ˈjī-ənt

plural giants

Synonyms of giant next

: a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength

: a living being of great size

: a person of extraordinary powers

: something unusually large or powerful

astronomy : a star of high luminosity and relatively great mass and size

a red giant

As it exhausts its hydrogen fuel, changes in its interior trigger a transformation from a blue giant to a yellow supergiant in only a few hundred thousand years.—

James B. Kaler

compare dwarf sense 4a, supergiant

giantlike

ˈjī-ənt-ˌlīk

adjective

giant

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adjective

: having extremely large size, proportion, or power

Examples of giant in a Sentence

Noun the land of the giants the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders Adjective a giant-size box of detergent the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven is closing more than 400 location in North America, USA TODAY is reporting. —

Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024 Shares of aerospace giant Boeing (BA) have been hammered thus far in 2024, with a negative year-to-date return of 44%. —

Katie Stockton, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024

Adjective

These competitions range from small, local gatherings to giant events with thousands of entries. —

Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 In recent years, one of the farm’s employees, Juan Ramirez, has crafted giant minions out of hay bales that are visible from the freeway. —

Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for giant

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