colossus

Definition

  • noun: a huge statue
  • noun: a statue of gigantic size and proportions
  • synonyms: antaeus, atlas, briareus

Examples

  • The building is a 'colossus' of steel and glass.

  • an ancient Egyptian 'colossus'

  • a corporate 'colossus'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Love you. I was definitely sending her one. I was gonna use three candy canes to crack Gretchen Wieners. Three, please. "Why, Man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a colossus" might translate into "Why is he so huge and obnoxious?" - Candy cane-grams! - OK, hurry up. Taylor Zimmerman? (..)
    2004 Mean Girls