26984 words

elephant

3 definitions • 1 example
1
a very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up
2
a very large, gray animal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up
3
a very large organization, often one that is slow to do things or react to events:

Examples:

The elephant banks were once thought to be too large to fail.

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