The name of a giant or monster of ancient Greek mythology (according to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus (see Typhoean, adj.), and father of the Winds…

figurative and in extended use. Obsolete.

Now usually with lower-case initial. Originally: a person who resembles the Titans (sense A. 2b) in going against or challenging the established…

Anything impressively large in size, extent, or scope; a vast amount of something. Also: something of great power, influence, or importance.

A native or inhabitant of Patagonia, a region of South America in southern Argentina and Chile. In early use spec. = Patagon, n.; (in extended…

figurative. Something of huge size. Cf. sense B.

concrete. Something enormous. (humorous.)

figurative. A person or thing characterized as huge, blundering, or unwieldy; something regarded as cumbersome and outmoded in any respect.

An enormous person or thing; a monster. Obsolete.

A large bipedal dinosaur of the genus of the same name, known from fossil remains found in North America. Also figurative.