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behemoth
/bəˈhi(ː).məθ/
noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
below, colossal, grey, industrial
VERB + BEHEMOTH
found, revive, sleeping
BEHEMOTH + NOUN
coal, striker, vein
PREP.
from, into
ADV.
recently
Definitions
noun
1
A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
⸿ Beholde now Behemoth which I made with thee, hee eateth graſſe as an oxe. Loe now, his ſtrength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauell of his belly. Hee moueth his taile like a Cedar: the ſinewes of his ſtones are wrapt together. His bones are as ſtrong pieces of braſſe: his bones are like barres of iron.
2
Any great and mighty monster.
Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth.
3
Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
The diehards who did turn out were at least rewarded with a first sight of Jon Parkin, the behemoth striker signed from Preston, who scored a stunning goal on his debut at Norwich last weekend.
The wide access corridors passed slowly, the conduits and pipes like the circulatory system of some vast planetary behemoth.
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⸿ Beholde now Behemoth which I made with thee, hee eateth graſſe as an oxe. Loe now, his ſtrength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauell of his belly. Hee moueth his taile like a Cedar: th
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Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth.
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The diehards who did turn out were at least rewarded with a first sight of Jon Parkin, the behemoth striker signed from Preston, who scored a stunning goal on his debut at Norwich last weekend.
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Algeria is a colossal behemoth to be reckoned with in the Mediterranean region.
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Below the behemoth of the grey building that is the headquarters of the South African Broadcasting Corporation is a home that’s stuck in a time warp.
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China transformed from a poor country into an industrial behemoth.
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