goliath
IPA: gʌɫˈaɪʌθ
Root Word: Goliath
noun
- (biblical) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- (figuratively) Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.
- Alternative letter-case form of Goliath [(biblical) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.]
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Examples of "goliath" in Sentences
- My summit goliath is easy to set up and extremely comfortable ..
- You put on the armor of the Lord, and fight "goliath" for your life.
- Of all the venture-funded companies to characterize as a goliath, Redfin must be the last choice.
- He watched Bruce pick up his machine as well, and looked once again at the great goliath and its grand trunk as wide as five men together.
- Although the "goliath" catfish normally exists on a diet of other fish, some of them have been caught with parts of monkeys in their stomachs, according to the WWF.
- It was a legal arm's length away in Chengdu, China, run by a goliath called Hon Hai Precision Industry, a Taiwanese company that's become one of the world's biggest employers and contract manufacturers.
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