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behemoth Definition

be·he·moth (bə hēmət̸h, bēə mət̸h)

noun

  1. Bible a huge animal, assumed to be the hippopotamus: Job 40:15-24
  2. any animal or thing that is huge or very powerful

Etymology: Heb behemot, intens. pl. of behema, beast; akin to Ethiopic bəhma, dumb, speechless & Ar ʼabham (> bahma(t), bahīma(t), animal)

behemoth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

album: The hideous behemoth of a new album by The Scaramanga Six is now available through Wrath Records mail order.

Converse of object

  • stop: Although groups have tried to stop the behemoth of the Euro state, the beast is now in existence and its growth is inexorable.
  • awaken: Skeletor has a plan to attack Adam by awakening the Behemoth that lives in the Labyrinth.. .
  • create: The deal, if it goes through, would create a house building behemoth in Britain.
  • undercut: Providing you can configure your business accordingly, there are opportunities here to undercut the traditional behemoths.
  • compare: This is a behemoth compared to other left groups, even the most successful of them " ( Weekly Worker December 4 2003 ).

Adjective modifier

  • corporate: If you feel the need of assistance in taking on the corporate behemoths, I'm available for assistance.
  • huge: In real life, they are just huge behemoths which really make you wonder what captivated you in the first place.
  • big: The VF1000R is the big behemoth that many consider the " first VFR " .
  • new: We all know the old faves are back, but we get a bunch of new, equally impressive behemoths.
  • bewhiskered: The bewhiskered behemoths the great wall a cruise on.
  • bureaucratic: I feel sure that somewhere in our country's bureaucratic behemoth there is someone suitably skilled with a pair of scissors.

Modifies a noun

  • Chevrolet: Rising he adds quot protection is behemoth chevrolet means tech's performance than.
  • engine: It is virtual suicide to attempt to compete with the behemoth search engines like Google.

Noun used with modifier

  • pop: Pop behemoths Coldplay have scored great success with melancholy hits like " Yellow " and " Shiver.
  • rock: Nothing could prepare you for how unbelievably quality the UK rock behemoths really are live.
  • software: For its own offerings, however, the software behemoth is more helpful.
  • search: Shame it's not particularly new news, some of us have been grousing about the search behemoth for almost a year.
  • two-ton: Pay some tax cars may decide two-ton behemoths and to undertake appropriate.