Mammoth

Quick meaning: Mammoth is a noun meaning (figuratively) Something very large of its kind.

Meaning

(figuratively) Something very large of its kind.

More Meanings

1. A kind of large donkey.
2. Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
3. Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
4. (obsolete) A mastodon.

Example Sentences

The Mammotovoy, which is dug out of the Earth in Siberia.

The old Siberian Russians affirm that the Mammuth is very like the Elephant.

The last load, as we Yankees say, was a "Mammoth": […] producing an aggregate of nearly twelve cords.

Mammoths are taller than 54 inches. Each can carry up to 25% of its weight in combined tack, supplies, and rider.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for mammoth

Depending on context, synonyms include colossal, enormous, titanic, large, big.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include big, large, wooly, tidal, monumental, voluminous.

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