giant

Definition

  • noun: a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
  • noun: a legendary creature usually thought of as being an extremely large and powerful person
  • adjective: very large
  • synonyms: colossal, gigantic, vast

Examples

  • The company has become a 'giant' of the automotive industry. [=it has become very large and successful]

  • a big baby who grew up to be a 'giant' of a man [=a very large man]

  • a 'giant' photograph/machine/wrestler

Movie quotes

  • (..) How can that be? We're in a depression. A third of the country's out of work. People are drifting by the thousands, looking for jobs, for greener grass. Even a giant like Coffey wouldn't get noticed everywhere. Not until he kills a couple of little girls. He is... ...strange, I admit. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile