goliath

Speech parts

1. goliath - Noun

2. Goliath - Proper noun

Meaning

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

colossus giant behemoth titan monster mammoth loki atlas leviathan samson wade adonis cyclops hulk hercules
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Antonyms

puppet elves decrepit man enfeebled man enervated man anemic man
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Hypernyms

anomaly unusual person

Phrases with the word

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Examples

According to Helen Gardner and other scholars, David is depicted before his battle with Goliath. Source: Internet

According to a 17th-century writer the painting the head of Goliath is a self-portrait of the artist, while David is il suo Caravaggino, "his little Caravaggio". Source: Internet

A Goliath heronry is located on a rocky islet in the lake known as Gibraltar. Source: Internet

David and Goliath confront each other, Goliath with his armor and javelin, David with his staff and sling. Source: Internet

And why should Goliath fall forward when struck by something heavy enough to stop him, rather than backwards? Source: Internet

Biblical account David hoists the severed head of Goliath as illustrated by Gustave Doré (1866). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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