giant
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
giant/ˈʤʌɪənt/
▶noun
- 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.
- 2 an abnormally tall or large person or thing.
■ Astronomy a star of relatively great size and luminosity.
- 3 a person of exceptional talent or qualities: a giant among sportsmen.
– derivatives
giantess noun,
giantlike adjective.
giantess noun,
giantlike adjective.
– origin ME geant, from OFr., via L. from Gk gigas, gigant-.
'giant' also found in these Oxford entries:
aepyornis
- bamboo
- bird's-nest
- Brobdingnagian
- brown dwarf
- ceiba
- clam
- dragon
- elephant bird
- erl-king
- eurypterid
- fennel
- Ferris wheel
- ferule
- gargantuan
- geoduck
- giant-killer
- giant slalom
- giant squid
- giga-
- giganotosaurus
- gigantic
- gigantomachy
- ginormous
- Goliath
- goliath frog
- gourami
- hellbender
- megatherium
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- ogre
- panda
- Pantagruelian
- polytene
- red giant
- redwood
- saguaro
- saturniid
- supergiant
- Titan
- troll
- wellingtonia
