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"GIANTS" is a plural of: giant. |
Date "GIANTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | Giants (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning "violent" or "causing to fall" (Gen. 6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root signifying "wonder," and hence "monsters" or "prodigies." In Num. 13:33 this name is given to a Canaanitish tribe, a race of large stature, "the sons of Anak." The Revised Version, in these passages, simply transliterates the original, and reads "Nephilim." (2.) Heb. rephaim, a race of giants (Deut. 3:11) who lived on the east of Jordan, from whom Og was descended. They were probably the original inhabitants of the land before the immigration of the Canaanites. They were conquered by Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:5), and their territories were promised as a possession to Abraham (15:20). The Anakim, Zuzim, and Emim were branches of this stock. In Job 26:5 (R.V., "they that are deceased;" marg., "the shades," the "Rephaim") and Isa. 14:9 this Hebrew word is rendered (A.V.) "dead." It means here "the shades," the departed spirits in Sheol. In Sam. 21:16, 18, 20, 33, "the giant" is (A.V.) the rendering of the singular form _ha raphah_, which may possibly be the name of the father of the four giants referred to here, or of the founder of the Rephaim. The Vulgate here reads "Arapha," whence Milton (in Samson Agonistes) has borrowed the name "Harapha." (See also 1 Chron. 20:5, 6, 8; Deut. 2:11, 20; 3:13; Josh. 15:8, etc., where the word is similarly rendered "giant.") It is rendered "dead" in (A.V.) Ps. 88:10; Prov. 2:18; 9:18; 21:16: in all these places the Revised Version marg. has "the shades." (See also Isa. 26:14.) (3.) Heb. 'Anakim (Deut. 2:10, 11, 21; Josh. 11:21, 22; 14:12, 15; called "sons of Anak," Num. 13:33; "children of Anak," 13:22; Josh. 15:14), a nomad race of giants descended from Arba (Josh. 14:15), the father of Anak, that dwelt in the south of Palestine near Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). They were a Cushite tribe of the same race as the Philistines and the Egyptian shepherd kings. David on several occasions encountered them (2 Sam. 21:15-22). From this race sprung Goliath (1 Sam. 17:4). (4.) Heb. 'emin, a warlike tribe of the ancient Canaanites. They were "great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims" (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 2:10, 11). (5.) Heb. Zamzummim (q.v.), Deut. 2:20 so called by the Amorites. (6.) Heb. gibbor (Job 16:14), a mighty one, i.e., a champion or hero. In its plural form (gibborim) it is rendered "mighty men" (2 Sam. 23:8-39; 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Chr. 11:9-47; 29:24.) The band of six hundred whom David gathered around him when he was a fugitive were so designated. They were divided into three divisions of two hundred each, and thirty divisions of twenty each. The captians of the thirty divisions were called "the thirty," the captains of the two hundred "the three," and the captain over the whole was called "chief among the captains" (2 Sam. 23:8). The sons born of the marriages mentioned in Gen. 6:4 are also called by this Hebrew name. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Giants (g soft). (1) Of Greek mythology, sons of Tartaros and Ge. When they attempted to storm heaven, they were hurled to earth by the aid of Hercules, and buried under Mount Etna. (2) Of Scandinavian mythology, were evil genii, dwelling in Jötunheim (giantland), who had the power of reducing or extending their stature at will. (3) Of nursery mythology, are cannibals of vast stature and immense muscular power, but as stupid as they are violent and treacherous. The best known are Blunderbore (q.v.), Cormoran (q.v.), Galliantus (q.v.), Gombo (q.v.), Megadore and Bellygan. (4) In the romance of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Rabelais, giants mean princes. (5) ~~~Giants of Mythology. Giants of Mythology. ACAMAS. One of the Cyclops. (Greek fable.) ADAMASTOR (q.v.). ÆGÆON, the hundred-handed. One of the Titans. (Greek fable.) AGRIOS. One of the Titans. He was killed by the Parcæ. (Greek fable.) ALCYONEUS [Al-si-o-nuce], or ALCION. Jupiter sent Hercules against him for stealing some of the Sun's oxen. But Hercules could not do anything, for immediately the giant touched the earth he received fresh strength. (See below, Antæos.) At length Pallas carried him beyond the moon. His seven daughters were metamorphosed into halcyons. (Argonautic Expedition, i. 6.) ALGEBAR. The giant Orion is so called by the Arabs. ALIFANFARON or ALIPHARNON (q.v.). ALOEOS. Son of Poseidon Canace. Each of his two sons was 27 cubits high. (Greek fable.) AMERANT. A cruel giant slain by Guy of Warwick. (Percy: Reliques.) ANGOULAFFRE (q.v.). (See below, 21 feet.) ANTÆOS (q.v.; see above, Alcyoneus). (See below, 105 feet.) ARGES (2 syl.). One of the Cyclops. (Greek fable.) ASCAPART (q.v.). ATLAS (q.v.). BALAN (q.v.). BELLE (1 syl.) (q.v.). BELLERUS (q.v.). BLUNDERBORE (3 syl.). (q.v.). BRIAREOS or BRIAREUS (3 syl.) (q.v.). BROBDINGNAG (q.v.). BRONTES (2 syl.) (q.v.). BURLOND (q.v.). CACOS or CACUS (q.v.). CALIGORANT (q.v.). CARACULIAMBO. The giant that Don Quixote intended should kneel at the feet of Dulcinea. (Cervantes: Don Quixote.) CARUS. In the Seven Champions. CHALBROTH. The stem of all the giant race. (Rabelais: Pantagruel). CHRISTOPHERUS. (See Christopher, St.) CLYTIOS (q.v.). CŒOS. Son of Heaven and Earth. He married Phœbe, and was the father of Latona. (Greek fable.) COLBRAND. (See Colbronde.) CORFLAMBO (q.v.). CORMORAN (q.v.) CORMORANT. A giant discomfited by Sir Brian. (Spenser: Faërie Queene, vi. 4.) COTTAS (q.v.). COULIN (q.v.). CYCLOPS (The (q.v.). DESPAIR (q.v.). DONDASCH (q.v.). ENCELADOS (q.v.). EPHLALTES (4 syl.) (q.v.). ERIX (q.v.). EURYTOS. One of the giants that made war with the gods. Bacchus killed him with his thyrsus. (Greek fable.) FERREGUS, slain by Orgando, was 28 feet in height. FERRACUTE (3 syl.) (q.v.). FIERABRAS [Fe-a-ra-brah] (q.v.). FION (q.v.). FIORGWYN, the father of Frigga (Scandinavian mythology). FRACASSUS (q.v.). GALBARA. Father of Goliah of Secondille (3 syl.), and inventor of the custom of drinking healths. (Duchat: Œuvres de Rabelais. 1511.) GALAPAS. The giant slain by King Arthur. (Sir T. Malory: History of Price Arthur.) GALLIGANTUS (q.v.). GARAGANTUA (q.v.). GARGANTUA (q.v.). GARLAN. In the Seven Champions. GEMMAGOG (q.v.). GERYONEO (q.v.). GIRALDA (q.v.). GODMER (q.v.). GORMOT or GOEMAGOT (q.v.). GOGMAGOG. King of the giant race of Albion; slain by Corineus. GRANGOUSIER. The giant king of Utopia, father of Gargantua. (Rabelais: Gargantua.) GRANTORTO (q.v.). GRIM (q.v.). GRUMBO (q.v.). GUY OF WARWICK (q.v.). GYGES (2 syl.). One of the Titans. He had fifty heads and a hundred hands. (Greek fable.) HAPMOUCHE (2 syl.) (q.v.). HIPPOLYTOS. One of the giants who made war with the gods. He was killed by Hermês. (Greek fable.) HRASVELG (q.v.). HRIMTHURSAR (q.v.). HURTALI (q.v.). INDRACITTRAN (q.v.). IRUS (q.v.). JOTUN. The giant of Jötunheim or Giant-land. (Scandinavian mythology.) JULIANCE. A giant of Arthurian romance. JUNNER (q.v.). KIFRI. The giant of atheism and infidelity. KOTTOS. One of the Titans. He had a hundred hands. (See Briareos.) (Greek fable.) MALAMBRUNO (q.v.). MARGUTTE (q.v.). MAUGYS (q.v.) MAUL (q.v.). MONT-ROGNON (q.v.). MORGANTE (3 syl.) (q.v.). MUGILLO. -A giant famous for his mace with six balls. OFFERUS (q.v.). OGLAS (q.v.). ORGOGLIO (q.v.). ORION (q.v.. (See below, 80 1/2 feet.) OTOS (q.v.). PALLAS (q.v.). PANTAGRUEL (q.v.). PHIDON. In the Seven Champions. POLYBOTES (4 syl.) (q.v.). POLYPHEMUS or POLYPHEME (3 syl.) (q.v.). PORPHYRION (q.v.). PYRACMON. One of the Cyclops. (Greek fable.) RAPHSARUS. In the Seven Champions. RITHO (q.v.). RITHO. The giant who commanded King Arthur to send him his beard to complete the lining of a robe. In the Arthurian romance. SKRYMIR. (See Draught of Thor, p. 380.) SLAY-GOOD (q.v.). STEROPES (3 syl.). One of the Cyclops. (Greek fable.) TARTARO. The Cyclops of Basque mythology. TEUTOBOCHUS (King. (See below, 30 feet.) THAON. One of the giants who made war with the gods. He was killed by the Parcæ. (Greek fable.) TITANS (The) (q.v.). TITYOS (q.v.). TREYEAGLE (q.v.). TYPHŒUS (q.v.). TYPHON (q.v.). WIDENOSTRILS (q.v.). YOHAK. The giant guardian of the caves of Babylon. (Southey: Thalaba, book v.) Of these giants the following are note-worthy: 19 feet in height: A skeleton discovered at Lucerne in 1577. Dr. Plater is our authority for this measurement. 21 feet in height: Angoulaffre of the Broken Teeth, was 12 cubits in height. (A cubit was 21 inches.) 30 feet in height: Teutobochus, whose remains were discovered near the Rhone in 1613. They occupied a tomb 30 feet long. The bones of another gigantic skeleton were exposed by the action of the Rhone in 1456. If this was a human skeleton, the height of the living man must have been 30 feet. 80 1/2 feet in height: Orion, according to Pliny, was 46 cubits in height. 105 feet in height: Antæos is said by Plutarch to have been 60 cubits in height. He furthermore adds that the grave of the giant was opened by Serbonios. 300 feet in height: The "monster Polypheme." It is said that his skeleton was discovered at Trapani, in Sicily, in the fourteenth century. If this skeleton was that of a man, he must have been 300 feet in height. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Giants are humanoid creatures of prodigious size and strength, a type of legendary monster that appear in the tales of many different races and cultures. They are often stupid or violent and are frequently said to eat humans, especially children; others, like Oscar Wilde's giants, are intelligent and friendly.
The Cyclopes of Homer's Odyssey were giants, as was Goliath who strove with King David in the Bible. The Bible also records a race of giants whose name is now usually translated "Nephilim;" these are the giants meant when the book Genesis observes that "There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men who were of old, men of renown." (Gen. 6:4 KJV)
In Germanic mythologies, giants are often opposed to the gods. In particular, the Wodin/Odin-derived mythologies of Northern Europe feature frost giants, who are eternally opposed to the Aesir. The Aesir themselves emerged from the race of giants, and in the eventual, apocalyptic battle of Ragnarok the frost giants will storm Asgard, home of the gods, and defeat the gods in war, bringing about the end of the world. In the mature form of this mythology recorded in the Edda poetry and prose, giants inter-marry with the gods and are the origin of most of the monsters in Nordic mythology (e.g. the Fenris Wolf), but relations between the Aesir and the giants are sometimes cordial and sometimes adversarial.
Tales of combat with giants were a common feature in the folklore of Wales and Ireland. From here, giants got into Breton and Arthurianian romances, and from this source they spread into the heroic tales of Torquato Tasso, Ludovico Ariosto, and their follower Edmund Spenser. The giant Despair appears in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythology are also rich in tales of giants, which seem there to be a separate race akin to the gods, and strove often with Thor. Ogres and trolls are giant-like humanoid creatures that occur in various sorts of European folklore.
Giants figure in a great many fairy tales and folklore stories, such as Jack and the beanstalk.
Examples of giants
Origin of the Belief in Giants It is possible that tales of giants derive from the remains of previous civilizations. Saxo Grammaticus, for example, argues that giants had to exist, because nothing else would explain the large walls, stone monuments, and statues that we know were the remains of Roman construction. Similarly, the Anglo-Saxon "Seafarer" speaks of the high stone walls that were the work of giants. Giants provided the least complicated explanation for such artifacts.
- The Gigantes and Titans in Greek mythology.
- Goliath in the biblical story of David.
- St Christopher, from Roman Catholicism
- Jotuns in Norse mythology.
- Gogmagog, from the legendary lore of Britain
"Giant" is also colloquially used for a human who is unusually tall, or afflicted with one of the several forms of gigantism.
See also Giantess.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Giant (mythology)."
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In Norse mythology, Jotuns or Jötunn of Utgard, Jötunnheim were the race of giants, separated into categories such as frost and storm giants. The first race drowned in Ymir's blood, and were repopulated by Bergelmir.Jotuns:
- Baugi
- Bergelmir
- Bolthorn
- Geirrod
- Gjalp
- Greip
- Geirrendour
- Gilling
- Grid
- Gunnlod
- Gymir
- Hrod
- Hrungnir
- Hymir
- Jarnsaxa
- Kari
- Olvaldi
- Skadi
- Suttung
- Thiazi
- Thrudgelmir
- Thrym
- Utgardaloki
- Vafthruthnir
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Jotun."
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According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red giant is a large non-main sequence star of stellar classification K or M; so-named because of the reddish appearance of the cooler "giants". Examples include Aldebaran and Arcturus.
They are believed to be stars of solar mass or higher which have exhausted the supply of hydrogen in their cores and started burning hydrogen in a shell outside the core. Since the source of energy is closer to the surface, the star begins to expand. This makes the star more luminous but, counterintuitively, also reduces the effective temperature. This is because the radius (and hence surface area) of the star increases by a larger amount than the luminosity of the star. As a result, the star becomes larger, but cooler and redder -- hence red giant.
If the star is less than 2.5 solar masses, the addition of helium to the core by shell hydrogen burning will cause a helium flash -- a rapid burst of helium burning in the core, after which the star will commence a brief period of helium burning before beginning another ascent of the red giant branch. Stars more massive than 2.5 solar masses enter the helium burning phase of their lives much more smoothly. The core helium burning phase of a star's life is called the horizontal branch in metal-poor stars, so named because these stars lie on a nearly horizonal line in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of many star clusters. Metal-rich helium-burning stars do not lie on a horizonal branch, but instead lie in a clump (the red clump) in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Stars may enter a red giant phase several times if they are capable of burning elements more massive than helium in their cores. In these cases, the star is then on the asymptotic giant branch.
See also: red dwarf star, supergiant
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Red giant."
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The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League.
- Founded: either 1879 or 1883. The Troy Haymakers (or sometimes Trojans) were expelled from the National League after the 1882 season. New York had been without a club since 1878, when its club had been expelled; John B. Day was awarded the New York franchise, and so bought up the defunct Troy club.
- Formerly known as: New York Gothams (1883-1884), New York Giants (1885-1957), moved to San Francisco in 1958.
- Home ballpark: SBC Park (formerly known as Pacific Bell Park (2000-2003))
- Uniform colors: Black, Orange, and French Vanilla (off-white)
- Logo design: The word "GIANTS" superimposed over a baseball. Alternatively, a script "G", or an intertwined "SF".
- Wild Card titles won (1): 2002
- Division titles won (6): 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003
- National League pennants won (20): 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002
- World Series championships won (5): 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954
Franchise history
Early Success
(1880s; Temple Cup in 1894)
The Worst Owner in the World
(Andrew Freedman, abrasive and meddling -- the George Steinbrenner of his time -- 1890s)is McGraw"">
"The team is McGraw"
(1903-1932, and on through the 30s as an influence)
The Shot Heard Round The World
(1951)
The Catch
(1954) In Game 1 of the World Series, Willie Mays makes "The Catch" -- a dramatic over-the-shoulder catch of a line drive to deep center field which would otherwise have given Cleveland the lead.
West Coast
(1958 to present)The Giants have played in three World Series since moving to San Francisco, but have yet to win one. In 1962, they lost 4 games to 3 to the New York Yankees. In 1989, they faced the Oakland Athletics in the "Bay Bridge Series." The series is perhaps best remembered for when the ground shook on October 17, 1989 before game 3 at Candlestick Park. The 7.1-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake caused a ten-day delay in the series. Oakland went on to sweep San Francisco 4 games to none.
The Giants reached the World Series again in 2002 as the wild card team. As underdogs, they defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS 3 games to 2, and the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS 4 games to 1, to stake claim to their first NL pennant since 1989. The Giants faced their wild card counter-parts from the American League, the Anaheim Angels. The Giants took a 3-2 lead in the series and were up 5-0 in the seventh inning of Game 6, just eight outs away their first championship since moving to San Francisco. The Angels rallied to win the game and defeated Livan Hernandez in game seven to win their first World Series in franchise history.
In 2003, the Giants recorded 100 victories for the seventh time in franchise history and the third in San Francisco. With their 100-61 record, the Giants spent the entire season in first place in the NL West. They became just the ninth wire-to-wire winner of a division or pennant in baseball history. The previous three were Baltimore in 1997, Cleveland in 1998, and Seattle in 2001.
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
- Dave Bancroft
- Jake Beckley
- Roger Bresnahan
- Dan Brouthers
- Jesse Burkett
- Steve Carlton
- Orlando Cepeda
- Roger Connor
- George Davis
- Buck Ewing
- Frankie Frisch
- Burleigh Grimes
- Gabby Hartnett
- Rogers Hornsby
- Waite Hoyt
- Carl Hubbell
- Monte Irvin
- Travis Jackson
- Tim Keefe
- Willie Keeler
- George Kelly
- King Kelly
- Tony Lazzeri
- Fred Lindstrom
- Ernie Lombardi
- Juan Marichal
- Rube Marquard
- Christy Mathewson
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- Joe McGinnity
- John McGraw
- Bill McKechnie
- Joe Medwick
- Johnny Mize
- Joe Morgan
- Jim O'Rourke
- Mel Ott
- Gaylord Perry
- Edd Roush
- Amos Rusie
- Red Schoendienst
- Duke Snider
- Warren Spahn
- Casey Stengel
- Bill Terry
- John Ward
- Mickey Welch
- Hoyt Wilhelm
- Hack Wilson
- Ross Youngs
Current stars
- Barry Bonds
- Benito Santiago
- Jason Schmidt
Not to be forgotten
- Rod Beck
- Bobby Bonds
- Will Clark
- Jeff Kent
- Mike Krukow
- Gary Matthews
- Mike McCormick (pitcher; NL Cy Young Award winner)
- John Montefusco
- Matt Williams
Retired numbers
- 3 Bill Terry
- 4 Mel Ott
- 11 Carl Hubbell
- 24 Willie Mays
- 27 Juan Marichal
- 30 Orlando Cepeda
- 44 Willie McCovey
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)
- John McGraw
- Christy Mathewson - he played in the era prior to jersey numbers, but his jersey is retired on the outfield wall
External links
- San Francisco Giants official web site
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
GIANTS | English | Generic Integrated ATM and Networks Scenario | N/A |
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Synonym: GIANTSSynonym: Ogres. (additional references) |
Crosswords: GIANTS |
| English words defined with "GIANTS": Anaks ♦ Cyclops ♦ drop ♦ ethical ♦ Fee-faw-fum ♦ genus Grammatophyllum, Giantry, Gigantology, Gigantomachy, Grammatophyllum ♦ hit ♦ Jotun, Jotunn ♦ Nephilim ♦ retaliate ♦ strike, strike back. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "GIANTS": Adamastor ♦ Ælurus ♦ Asa Loki, Ascapart ♦ Bergelmir, Bouders, Brobdingnag ♦ Cottys ♦ duty of giants ♦ Gabrioletta, Giants' War with Jove, Gog and Magog, Grantorto, gravel pumping ♦ Hundred-handed ♦ Jotunheim, JUPITER ♦ Lestrigons, Lybius ♦ Manheim ♦ O'gres, Otos, Outis ♦ Pantagruel', Pelion, Phlegra, Polybotes ♦ Rachaders ♦ Sabbath Day's Journey ♦ Utgard ♦ Windmills ♦ Y'mir. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "GIANTS": Giantry. (references) |
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Screenplays | Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman) They may be mental giants but physically, by our standards, they must be very primitive (The War of the Worlds; writing credit: Barré Lyndon; H.G. Wells) A man has dreams of walking with giants To carve his niche in the edifice of time (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Darna and the Giants (1974) They Might Be Giants (1971) Land of the Giants (1968) The Space Giants (1967) Village of the Giants (1965) | |
Song Titles | Birdhouse In Your Soul (performing artist: They Might Be Giants) Hearing Aid (performing artist: They Might Be Giants) Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (performing artist: They Might Be Giants) Minimum Wage (performing artist: They Might Be Giants) Particle Man (performing artist: They Might Be Giants) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Journey to the deepest regions of space and wrestle with the cosmic giants called galaxies. In ... Credit: NASA. |  | Valley of the Giants with a person in the background. Credit: T. Hogervorst. |
 | Person walking through the Valley of the Giants. Credit: Unknown. |  | Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants surrounded by fans] / Associated Press. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Lumber manufacture. Timber logs floating in pond at a western sawmill. These giants are awaiting their turn to be milled into lumber. Boise Payette Lumber Company, Boise, Idaho. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | World Series of 1933, Washington, D.C. View of diamond, Giants up. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Giants added to the President's police force by Congressional Deficiency Bill of last December. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | N.Y. Giants team, baseball. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | National League Park, Chicago, Cubs vs. Giants, Aug. 30, 1908. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Royal Lilliputians a gigantic organisation of lilliputians, dwarfes, midgets, and giants. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Giants causeway" by Simon Marriott Commentary: "Giants Causeway Black and white shot." | "Common lizard" by L L Commentary: "This was taken by David Towers when he was 16. The lizard was photographed in the wild, near the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland." |
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| Author | Quotation |
John Locke | With books we stand on the shoulders of giants. |
Lucan | Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves. |
Miguel De Cervantes | Pray look better, Sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills. |
Sir Isaac Newton | If I have been able to see farther than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It is heard, and men recognize in Cambronne the old soul of the giants. |
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Business | While the fast food market is dominated by the giants, the market is also expanding as the concept gains acceptance. (references) | |
Foreign giants such as GE Capital Auto Leasing, Ford Leasing, and Benz Leasing are expanding their presence in Thailand. (references) | ||
These were good incentives that resulted in the establishment of manufacturing giants such as Thompson, Sanyo, Panasonic and Sharp. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Russia | Government structures, banking interests, and the state-controlled energy giants United Energy Systems (UES) and Gazprom continued to dominate the Moscow media market and extend their influence into the regions. (references) |
Economic History | Israel | Most if not all U.S. software giants have a presence in the local market, and continue to develop their Israeli ties. (references) |
Japan | American retail giants Kinko's, Office Max, Toys' R Us, and The Sports Authority have also opened outlets in the area. (references) | |
Trade | Switzerland | The retail market is dominated by two retail giants who account for nearly half of grocery sales. (references) |
Switzerland | Among the 1,000 Swiss organizations which have been certified so far, two banking giants, Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation, were the first to seek certification under the 9001 series. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Margaret Thatcher is one of the giants of our century. |
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| "GIANTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 95.01% of the time. "GIANTS" is used about 680 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 95.01% | 646 | 10,107 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.99% | 34 | 59,261 |
| Total | 100.00% | 680 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "GIANTS". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Rehpaim | N/A | Biblical | Giants |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
giants.com sf | 56 |
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| Language | Translations for "GIANTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 巨人. (various references) | |
German | Riesen (colossuses), Giganten. (various references) | |
Italian | giganti. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 巨人軍 , ジプシー音楽 (German, giant, giant panda, gibberellin, gym, gymkhana, gymnasium, gymnastics, gypsy music, gyro, gyrocompas, gyrocompass, gyrocopter, gyropilot, gyroscope, Jacquard, jar, jargon, jerk, jerky, jersey, Jim Crow, journal, journalism, journalist, journalistic, journey, young people who sit on the ground or sidewalk). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きょじんぐん, ジャイアンツ . (various references) | |
Korean | 거인. (various references) | |
Manx | foawir (of a giant). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iantsgay.(various references) | |
Swedish | jättar. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 6, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi de giganteV hsan epi thV ghV en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV kai met' ekeino wV an eiseporeuonto oi uioi tou qeou proV taV qugateraV twn anqrwpwn kai egennwsan eautoiV ekeinoi hsan oi giganteV oi ap' aiwnoV oi anqrwpoi oi onomastoi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Gigantes autem erant super terram in diebus illis postquam enim ingressi sunt filii Dei ad filias hominum illaeque genuerunt isti sunt potentes a saeculo viri famosi |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Entas wæron wæron eac swylce ofer eorðan on ðam dagum, æfter ðan ðe Godes bearn tymdon wið manna dohtra ond hi cendon: ða synd mihtige fram worulde ond hlisfulle weras. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Giauntis forsothe weren vpon the erthe in tho daies, aftir forsothe that the sonys of God weren gon ynne to the dowytrys of men, and thei goten; thes ben myyti of the world and famows men. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | There were tirantes in the world in thos dayes. For after that the children of God had gone in vnto the doughters of men and had begotten them childern the same childern were the mightiest of the world and men of renowne |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them: the same became mighty men, who were of old, men of renown. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 6, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Niadtong mga adlawa dihay mga higante sa yuta; ug sa human usab niini sa nahaduol ang mga anak nga lalake sa Dios sa mga anak nga babaye sa mga tawo, ug nanagpanganak sila; kini sila mao ang mga maisug nga tawo sa karaang panahon, ang mga tawo nga bantugan. |
| Croatian | U ona su vremena - a i kasnije - na zemlji bili Nefili, kad su Božji sinovi opæili s ljudskim kæerima pa im one raðale djecu. To su oni od starine po snazi glasoviti ljudi. |
| Danish | I hine Dage, da Gudssønnerne gik ind til Menneskedøtrene og disse fødte dem Børn men også senere hen i Tiden - levede Kæmperne på Jorden. Det er Heltene, hvis Ry når tilbage til Fortids Dage. |
| Dutch | In die dagen waren er reuzen op de aarde, en ook daarna, als Gods zonen tot de dochteren der mensen ingegaan waren, en zich kinderen gewonnen hadden; deze zijn de geweldigen, die van ouds geweest zijn, mannen van name. |
| Finnish | Siihen aikaan eli maan päällä jättiläisiä, ja myöhemminkin, kun Jumalan pojat yhtyivät ihmisten tyttäriin ja nämä synnyttivät heille lapsia; nämä olivat noita muinaisajan kuuluisia sankareita. |
| French | Les géants étaient sur la terre en ces temps-là, après que les fils de Dieu furent venus vers les filles des hommes, et qu`elles leur eurent donné des enfants: ce sont ces héros qui furent fameux dans l`antiquité. |
| German | Es waren auch zu den Zeiten Tyrannen auf Erden; denn da die Kinder Gottes zu den Töchtern der Menschen eingingen und sie ihnen Kinder gebaren, wurden daraus Gewaltige in der Welt und berühmte Männer. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada zaman itu, dan juga sesudahnya, ada orang-orang raksasa di bumi. Mereka keturunan gadis-gadis manusia yang kawin dengan makhluk-makhluk ilahi. Orang-orang raksasa itu adalah pahlawan-pahlawan besar dan orang-orang termasyhur di zaman purbakala. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada zaman itu adalah beberapa orang tinggi besar dalam dunia dan kemudian dari pada itupun, setelah anak-anak Allah bersetubuh dengan anak-anak perempuan manusia lalu beranak; maka inilah orang gagah dan orang yang termasyhur namanya pada zaman dahulukala. |
| Italian | C'erano sulla terra i giganti a quei tempi - e anche dopo - quando i figli di Dio si univano alle figlie degli uomini e queste partorivano loro dei figli: sono questi gli eroi dell'antichità, uomini famosi. |
| Maori | ¶ He roroa nga tangata o te whenua i aua ra, a i muri iho, i te haerenga o nga tama a te Atua ki nga tamahine a te tangata, a ka whanau a ratou tamariki, ko ratou nga marohirohi o mua, he tangata whai ingoa. |
| Norwegian | I de dager var kjempene på jorden og likeså siden, da Guds sønner gikk inn til menneskenes døtre, og de fødte dem barn; det er de veldige fra fordums tid, de navnkundige. |
| Portuguese | Naqueles dias estavam os nefilins na terra, e também depois, quando os filhos de Deus conheceram as filhas dos homens, as quais lhes deram filhos. Esses nefilins eram os valentes, os homens de renome, que houve na antigüidade. |
| Rumanian | Uriawii erau pe pqmknt kn vremurile acelea, wi chiar wi dupq ce s`au kmpreunat fiii lui Dumnezeu cu fetele oamenilor, wi le-au nqscut ele copii: acewtia erau vitejii cari au fost kn vechime, oameni cu nume. |
| Spanish | En aquellos días había gigantes en la tierra, y aun después, cuando se unieron los hijos de Dios con las hijas de los hombres y les nacieron hijos. Ellos eran los héroes que desde la antigüedad fueron hombres de renombre. |
| Swedish | Vid den tiden, likasom ock efteråt, levde jättarna på jorden, sedan Guds söner begynte gå in till människornas döttrar och dessa födde barn åt dem; detta var forntidens väldiga män, som voro så namnkunniga. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "GIANTS": supergiants. (additional references) | |
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"GIANTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gaant, Gainotti, gainst, gaint, gaints, ganst, gantt, gantz, gaunts, geant, ghant, Giannis, gians, giantish, gient, Gigante, giganto, ginat, giunti, goant, gounts, gyants, inats, Vivantes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "GIANTS" (pronounced jī"unts) |
| 6 | j ī" u n t s | supergiants. |
| 5 | -ī" u n t s | clients. |
| 4 | -u n t s | accelerants, accidents, accompaniments, accomplishments, abandonments, abatements, abortifacients, accountants, accouterments, achievements, adherents, adjustments, adolescents, advancements, advertisements, agents, agreements, ailments, alignments, allotments, amendments, amusements, ancients, announcements, antecedents, antidepressants, antioxidants, apartments, applicants, appointments, arguments, armaments, arraignments, arrangements, aspirants, assailants, assessments, assignments, assistants, astringents, attachments, attendants, basements, battlements, belligerents, blandishments, bombardments, celebrants, claimants, coefficients, combatants, commandments, commitments, compartments, complainants, complements, components, condiments, consonants, constants, constituents, consultants, contaminants, contestants, continents, contingents, coolants, copayments, cormorants, correspondents, covenants, Crosscurrents, currents, curtailments, decedents, decongestants, defendants, deferments, defoliants, delinquents, deodorants, departments, dependents, deployments, depressants, derailments, descendants, descendents, detergents, determinants, deterrents, developments, deviants, disagreements, disappointments, disbursements, disinfectants, dispersants, displacements, dissidents, divestments, docents, documents, elements, elephants, embarrassments, emigrants, emplacements, employments, enactments, encampments, encroachments, endorsements, endowments, enforcements, engagements, enhancements, enjoyments, enlargements, enrollments, entanglements, entertainments, enticements, entitlements, entrants, environments, equipments, equivalents, escarpments, establishments, experiments, exponents, figments, filaments, fluorescents, formants, fragments, frequents, garments, governments, grandparents, hydrants, immigrants, impairments, impeachments, impediments, implements, impoundments, improvements, incidents, incitements, incompetents, increments, incumbents, independents, indictments, indigents, inducements, infants, informants, infringements, ingredients, inhabitants, inhalants, innocents, inpatients, installments, instruments, insurgents, investments, involvements, irritants, judgements, judgments, lieutenants, ligaments, litigants, lubricants, managements, measurements, merchants, migrants, militants, miscreants, misjudgments, misstatements, moments, monuments, movements, mutants, noncombatants, nonresidents, nutrients, occupants, opponents, ornaments, overpayments, overstatements, oxidants, pageants, parents, parliaments, participants, patents, patients, pavements, payments, peasants, pennants, pheasants, pigments, placements, pollutants, postponements, precedents, predicaments, prepayments, presents, procurements, pronouncements, propellants, proponents, protestants, punishments, readjustments, reagents, realignments, reassignments, recipients, redeployments, reenactments, refinements, refreshments, refrigerants, Regents, regiments, registrants, reimbursements, reinforcements, remnants, repayments, replacements, requirements, resentments, residents, respondents, restatements, retirements, retrenchments, rodents, rudiments, sacraments, savants, sealants, sediments, segments, sentiments, sergeants, serpents, servants, settlements, shipments, solvents, statements, stimulants, students, subcontinents, succulents, superintendents, supplements, talents, temperaments, tenants, tenements, torrents, tournaments, transients, treatments, tyrants, undercurrents, undergarments, underpayments, vagrants, variants, warrants. |
| 3 | -n t s | accents, accounts, affronts, amounts, ants, appoints, aunts, ballpoints, blueprints, blunts, brents, cents, chants, checkpoints, circumvents, comments, complaints, compliments, confidants, confronts, consents, constraints, contents, counts, croissants, dachshunds, debutantes, dents, descents, disappoints, discontents, discounts, dissents, eggplants, events, ferments, fingerprints, flaunts, flints, fonts, footprints, forints, fronts, grants, grunts, haunts, hints, hunts, implants, imprints, intents, invents, jaunts, joints, laments, malcontents, mints, misrepresents, mounts, paints, pants, percents, pinpoints, pints, plants, points, portents, presidents, prevents, prints, punts, quints, recounts, rents, represents, reprints, resents, restaurants, restraints, saints, scents, splints, sprints, standpoints, stints, storefronts, stunts, sweatpants, taints, taunts, tents, tints, torments, transplants, underpants, vents, viewpoints, wants, waterfronts. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: gainst, sating. | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-i-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: agist, angst, antis, gains, gaits, giant, gnats, saint, satin, staig, stain, stang, sting, tains, tangs, tings. | |
-2 letters: agin, ains, aits, anis, anti, ants, gain, gait, gast, gats, gins, gist, gits, gnat, nags, nits, sain, sang, sati, sign, sing, snag, snit, stag, tags, tain, tang, tans, ting, tins. | |
-3 letters: ain, ais, ait, ani, ant. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-i-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: actings, against, agonist, antings, antisag, basting, casting, easting, eatings, fasting, gasting, gastrin, gitanos, gratins, hasting, ingates, ingesta, lasting, masting, matings, pasting, ratings, salting, seating, skating, slating, staging, staking, staling, staning, staring, stating, staving, staying, stygian, takings, tasking, tasting, tawsing, teasing, wasting. | |
+2 letters: agisting, agnostic, agonists, angriest, antigens, antilogs, antismog, assignat, astringe, bastings, battings, beatings, blasting, boasting, boatings, castings, castling, catlings, coasting, coatings, dingbats, eastings, estating, fastings, fatlings, feasting, gahnites, ganister, gantries, gastrins, gelatins, genitals, gentians, giantess, giantism, gigatons, goatskin, granitas, granites, gratings, ignatias, ingrafts, ingrates, kartings, lastings, lathings, mangiest, mattings, migrants, mintages, misagent, naggiest, organist, outgains, paganist, partings, platings, rangiest, ringtaws, roasting, sainting, saltings, saluting, sauteing, scanting, scarting, scathing, scatting, seatings, sedating, shafting, skatings, slanting, slatings, slatting, smarting, solating, spatting, stabbing, stabling, stacking, staffing, stagging, stagings, staining, stalking, stalling, stamping, standing, stanging, stapling, starling, starring, starting, starving, stashing, steading, stealing, steaming, stingray, strafing, strawing, straying, swathing, swatting, sweating, tailings, talkings, tangiest, tannings, tappings, tattings, toasting, tracings, trashing, tziganes, unitages, vintages, waisting, waitings, yeasting. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Names: Derived from 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Bible Trace 18. Abbreviations 19. Acronyms 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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