Giant /(?)/

Gi·ant

Giant

n.
  1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.
    Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise.
  2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
  3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or power.

Phrases & Compounds
Giant's Causeway
a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.

Giant

a.
  1. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.

Phrases & Compounds
Giant cell
See Myeloplax.
Giant clam
a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water.
Giant heron
a very large African heron (Ardeomega goliath). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle
a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder
See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball
a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds.
Giant salamander
a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid
one of several species of very large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long.