'Colossus' definitions:
Definition of 'colossus'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Colossus'
From: GCIDE
- Colossus \Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. Colossi, E. Colossuses. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
- 1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes. [1913 Webster]
- He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any man or beast of gigantic size. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'colossus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amazon,
- Antaeus,
- antenna tower,
- Atlas,
- barbican,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- Briareus,
- Brobdingnagian,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- campanile,
- Charles Atlas,
- column,
- cupola,
- Cyclops,
- derrick,
- dome,
- fire tower,
- giant,
- Goliath,
- gorilla,
- Hercules,
- lantern,
- lighthouse,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- minaret,
- monument,
- muscle man,
- obelisk,
- observation tower,
- pagoda,
- pilaster,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- pole,
- Polyphemus,
- powerhouse,
- pylon,
- pyramid,
- Samson,
- shaft,
- skyscraper,
- spire,
- stalwart,
- standpipe,
- steeple,
- strong man,
- strong-arm man,
- stupa,
- Superman,
- Tarzan,
- television mast,
- the mighty,
- the strong,
- titan,
- Titan,
- tope,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- tour,
- tower,
- tower of strength,
- turret,
- water tower,
- windmill tower