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| behemoth |
a huge beast, perhaps a hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. [1/2 definitions] |
| Brobdingnagian |
huge; enormous; gigantic. [2/3 definitions] |
| brontosaur |
a huge dinosaur that only ate plants. Brontosaurs had heavy bodies and very long necks and tails. They lived over 100 million years ago. Brontosaurs are now called apatosaurs by scientists who study dinosaurs. |
| colossal |
extremely large in size, magnitude, or effect; enormous; gigantic; huge. |
| Cyclopean |
(sometimes l.c.) huge or gigantic. [1/2 definitions] |
| deluge |
a huge amount. [1/4 definitions] |
| dwarf |
to cause to appear small by being huge in comparison. [1/4 definitions] |
| elephant |
an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants have curved tusks, huge, floppy ears, and four long, thick legs. Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, or lift things. They use their tusks to dig roots. Elephants travel in herds, eating tons of plants every day. African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people. |
| enormous |
very large in size or amount; huge. |
| fish story |
(informal) an exaggerated or fanciful account, as of the huge fish that escaped. |
| fusion |
a reaction that combines the nuclei of atoms to form heavier nuclei. A huge amount of energy is released during nuclear fusion. [1/4 definitions] |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes cap.) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| giant |
(often cap.) in Greek mythology, any of a race of huge manlike beings who fought with, and were defeated by, the gods. [1/5 definitions] |
| gigantic |
like a giant; huge. |
| hydrogen bomb |
a very powerful type of bomb. When its hydrogen atoms are forced together under great heat and pressure, they release energy in a huge explosion. |
| immense |
very large; huge. |
| killing |
(informal) a huge and sudden gain in money. [1/2 definitions] |
| leviathan |
a particularly huge example of any kind. [1/3 definitions] |
| mammoth |
enormous; huge; gigantic. [1/2 definitions] |
| megalith |
a huge stone, esp. one used in prehistoric times as a monument. |
| megalo- |
huge; gigantic; too large. |
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