Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [mam-uh th]
- /ˈmæm əθ/
- /ˈmæm.əθ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [mam-uh th]
- /ˈmæm əθ/
Definitions of mammoth word
- noun mammoth any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth. 1
- adjective mammoth immensely large; huge; enormous: a mammoth organization. 1
- noun mammoth A large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks. 1
- noun mammoth extinct hairy elephant 1
- adjective mammoth enormous 1
- adjective mammoth You can use mammoth to emphasize that a task or change is very large and needs a lot of effort to achieve. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of mammoth
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; < Russian mam(m)ot (now mámont), first used in reference to remains of the animal found in Siberia; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mammoth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mammoth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mammoth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mammoth
adj mammoth
- colossal — If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
noun mammoth
- whopper — WarGames
- lusus naturae — a deformed person or thing; freak.
- goliath — the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
adjective mammoth
- enormous — very big
- epic — Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Antonyms for mammoth
adj mammoth
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- teeny — tiny.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
Top questions with mammoth
- where is mammoth caves?
- where is mammoth cave?
- where is mammoth mountain?
- how big is a woolly mammoth?
- when did the mammoth go extinct?
- how much does a mammoth weigh?
- how much is a mammoth tusk worth?
- how to clone a mammoth?
- how to draw a mammoth?
- where is mammoth?
- when did the last mammoth died?
- what is a woolly mammoth?
- where is mammoth cave located?
- how big is a mammoth?
- what is a mammoth?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with ma
- Words starting with mam
- Words starting with mamm
- Words starting with mammo
- Words starting with mammot
- Words starting with mammoth