Mammoth
Pronunciation: /ˈmæməθ/
Mammoth (noun)
- a large, extinct animal similar to an elephant, with long tusks and hair.
Examples
- The mammoth roamed the Earth thousands of years ago.
- Scientists study mammoth fossils to learn about the past.
Common collocations: mammoth skeleton, mammoth tusks, mammoth remains, mammoth task, mammoth effort
Mammoth (adjective)
- extremely large or huge in size or amount.
Examples
- The project was a mammoth undertaking for the team.
- They faced a mammoth challenge in completing the task.