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giant

Best crossword clue

"Enormous figure"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted agintStarts with GEnds with T3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any creature of exceptional size

Word origin

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Displaced native Old English ent, eoten, and þyrs. Compare Modern English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin ("a giant"), and thurse ("a giant").

Used in a sentence

  • The giants also had been outlawed along with Satan because they had fought against god.
  • "It's barbarous, Norsus." "It's Rome," said the giant flatly.
  • The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Enormous figure5 letters
02Oversized being5 letters
03Very large being5 letters

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