All 9 Uses of
massive
in
The Hidden Oracle
- Also, on previous occasions when Zeus had punished me by making me mortal (yes, it had happened twice before), I had retained massive strength and at least some of my godly powers.†
p. 7.2massive = very large
- Once, the massive statue had graced the Parthenon in Greece.†
p. 73.2
- I gripped the wheel and stared in horror as a massive bronze face loomed outside the windshield.†
p. 82.5
- From overhead came a hiss so loud, it sounded as if the entire ocean had hit a frying pan and evaporated into a massive steam cloud.†
p. 166.6
- Then, up ahead, I heard a massive flushing sound—like water being forced through pipes ...or fissures.†
p. 216.8 *
- His massive chest was stuffed into a baby-blue polo shirt with a logo of trees embroidered on the chest pocket.†
p. 220.6
- They had grown so close together that their massive trunks appeared to have fused.†
p. 267.8
- I stared at the massive composite recursive, which probably had a draw weight of a hundred pounds.†
p. 336.2
- That was the price of our victory: a massive outbreak of hay fever.†
p. 341.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(massive) very large in size, number, or effect
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In geology, massive can refer to a type of rock rather than the size of a rock.