colossus
91colossus — [kə lɒsəs] noun (plural colossi sʌɪ or colossuses) a person or thing of enormous size, in particular a statue that is much bigger than life size. Origin ME: via L. from Gk kolossos (applied by Herodotus to the statues of Egyptian temples) …
92colossus — n. Gigantic statue …
93colossus — n 1. giant, titan, Gargantua, Goliath, Antaeus, giantess, Amazon; Hercules, Samson, Atlas, muscle man, Tarzan, Superman, man mountain; Cyclops, Polyphemus. 2. monster, behemoth, leviathan, whale, hippopotamus, elephant; dinothere, dinosaur,… …
94colossus — co·los·sus …
95colossus — co•los•sus [[t]kəˈlɒs əs[/t]] n. pl. los•si [[t] ˈlɒs aɪ[/t]] los•sus•es 1) any statue of gigantic size 2) anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kolossós statue, image, presumably < a pre… …
96colossus — /kəˈlɒsəs / (say kuh losuhs) noun (plural colossi /kəˈlɒsaɪ/ (say kuh losuy) or colossuses) 1. a huge statue. 2. a thing or person of great size or importance. {Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolossos} …
97colossus — n. (pl. colossi or colossuses) 1 a statue much bigger than life size. 2 a gigantic person, animal, building, etc. 3 an imperial power personified. Etymology: L f. Gk kolossos …
98Colossus of Memnon — an ancient Egyptian stone monument near Thebes, erected by Amenhotep III, that consists of two seated figures 38 ft. (12 m) high. Cf. Vocal Memnon. * * * …
99Colossus of Rhodes — noun A statue of Greek god Helios in ancient Rhodes, Greece …
100Colossus, colossi — Enormous statues of divinities or royal persons found in some of the temples: in the temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel (in front of the facade and as columns in the form of the god Osiris); as columns in the form of *Akhenaten in his Aten… …
