Found 2 items, similar to colossus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: colossus colossus n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster] 2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan] [also: colossi (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Colossus Colossus \Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. Colossi, E. Colossuses. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. [1913 Webster] He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size. [1913 Webster] ||