Goliath as a noun: - 1
goliath - 2
goliath
noun
1 Goliath
Old Testament A giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot.
2 goliath
Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful.
synonyms: behemoth, colossus, giant, monster.
Dutch: gigant, Goliath, colossus, kolos, ondier
Roget 159:
strength;
power
etc.
157;
energy
etc.
171;
vigor,
force;
main force,
physical force,
brute force;
spring,
elasticity,
tone,
tension,
tonicity.
stoutness
etc.
adj.;
lustihood†,
stamina,
nerve,
muscle,
sinew,
thews and sinews,
physique;
pith,
pithiness;
virtility,
vitality.
athletics,
athleticism†;
gymnastics,
feats of strength.
adamant,
steel,
iron,
oak,
heart of oak;
iron grip;
grit,
bone.
athlete,
gymnast,
acrobat;
superman,
Atlas,
Hercules,
Antaeus†,
Samson,
Cyclops,
Goliath;
tower of strength;
giant refreshed.
strengthening
etc.
v.;
invigoration,
refreshment,
refocillation†.
[Science of forces]
dynamics,
statics.
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Roget 192:
size,
magnitude,
dimension,
bulk,
volume;
largeness
etc.
adj.;
greatness
etc.
(of quantity)
31;
expanse
etc.
(space)
180;
amplitude,
mass;
proportions.
capacity,
tonnage,
tunnage;
cordage;
caliber,
scantling.
turgidity
etc.
(expansion)
194;
corpulence,
obesity;
plumpness
etc.
adj.;
embonpoint,
corporation,
flesh and blood,
lustihood.
hugeness
etc.
adj.;
enormity,
immensity,
monstrosity.
giant,
Brobdingnagian,
Antaeus,
Goliath,
Gog and Magog,
Gargantua,
monster,
mammoth,
Cyclops;
cachalot,
whale,
porpoise,
behemoth,
leviathan,
elephant,
hippopotamus;
colossus;
tun,
cord,
lump,
bulk,
block,
loaf,
mass,
swad,
clod,
nugget,
bushel,
thumper,
whooper,
spanker,
strapper;
Triton among the minnows"
[Coriolanus].
mountain,
mound;
heap
etc.
(assemblage)
72.
largest portion
etc.
50;
full size,
life size.
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Moby thesaurus: Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Gargantua, Hercules, Orion, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, bully, bullyboy, colossus, giant, gorilla, muscle man, powerhouse, stalwart, strong man, strong-arm man, the mighty, the strong, tough, tough guy, tower of strength ... show more.
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