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mam·moth

mammoth

 
 
pronunciation:
mae mth
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition: a very large extinct mammal related to and resembling the elephant, that lived in the Northern Hemisphere.
Mammoths had extremely long tusks and shaggy fur.
similar words:
elephant
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: gigantic; huge; enormous.
They're constructing a mammoth stadium for the Olympic Games.The inside of the cave is absolutely mammoth.
synonyms:
colossal, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, huge, humongous, immense, prodigious, titanic
antonyms:
tiny
similar words:
big, elephantine, jumbo, large, massive, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, tremendous, vast
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