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Elephant

/ˈɛləfənt/

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

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noun

1
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
2
Anything huge and ponderous.
3
Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
"Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant..."
4
Ivory.

noun

1
A large size of paper, measuring 23 by 28 inches, or sometimes 22 by 30, or (double elephant paper) 26 by 40 inches.

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chickennoun	(countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
bullnoun	An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
trunknoun	A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk.
animalnoun	(sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
cigarnoun	A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
valenoun	(chiefly poetic) A valley.
villanoun	A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
kicknoun	A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
circusnoun	A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
jumbonoun	An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
luxurynoun	Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
vilanoun	(Slavic mythology) A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.
problemnoun	A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
thingnoun	That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
philnoun	A short form of the male given name Philip.
shrewsnoun	(derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
proboscideannoun	Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; an elephant.
mammothnoun	Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
mastodonnoun	Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.
tuskernoun	An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks.