All whaling synonyms
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W w adjective whaling
- giant β (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- bunyanesque β of immense size or stature, as ascribed to Paul Bunyan or to the other characters, exploits, etc., in the legends about him.
- behemoth β If you refer to something as a behemoth, you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage.
- gigantesque β of a huge or gigantic size; of or suited to a giant.
- heroic β Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- massive β consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- mastodonic β a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- mighty β having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
- monster β a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- monumental β resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- pythonic β prophetic; oracular.
- stupendous β causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- tremendous β extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- massy β massive.
verb whaling
- batter β If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- pummelled β to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- pummel β to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- punch β the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- rap β to carry off; transport.
- strike β to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- thrash β to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- thump β a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
- trounce β to beat severely; thrash.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- bang β If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
- bash β A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
- bat β A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- belt β A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- box β A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- buffet β A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
- cane β Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
- castigate β If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- clout β If you clout someone, you hit them.
- club β A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
- collide β If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- cudgel β A cudgel is a thick, short stick that is used as a weapon.
- drub β to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
- flagellate β to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
- flail β an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- flog β to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- hammer β Armand, 1898β1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.
- lambaste β to beat or whip severely.
- lash β an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- maltreat β to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- mash β to flirt with; court the affections of.