giant

Noun
  1. is a type of: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  2. is a type of: important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
    same as: behemoth, colossus, heavyweight, titan
  3. is a type of: enterprise - an organization created for business ventures
  4. is a type of: large person - a person of greater than average size
    same as: heavyweight, hulk, whale
  5. is a type of: anomaly, unusual person - a person who is unusual
    same as: behemoth, colossus, goliath, monster
  6. is a type of: imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
    subtypes:
    • argus - (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
    • cyclops - (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
    • giantess - a female giant
    • ogre - (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
    • jotun, jotunn - (Norse mythology) one of a group of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
    • mimir - (Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom
  7. is a type of: star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
    specific instances:
    • arcturus - the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
    • capella - the brightest star in Auriga
    same as: giant star
Adjective
  1. similar to: big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    same as: elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo

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