jumbo

Bigger than big

Jumbo means unusually large: jumbo shrimp, jumbo jets, a jumbo-sized portion.

The word comes from the name of a famous circus elephant in the 1880s, whose name became synonymous with enormous size.

Jumbo often modifies products to indicate the largest available option: jumbo eggs, jumbo roll of paper towels.

size

enormous

Extremely large in scale

oversized · extra-large · king-size · supersize · mega · deluxe · bulk · portion · serving · grande

elephant

tusks

Extended animal incisors

  • trunkMain stem or storage
  • ivoryTusk-derived material
  • herdGrazing animals together

savannah · Africa · Asia · endangered · wrinkled · gray · matriarch · stampede · calves · circus

airliner

Boeing

American aircraft manufacturer

  • 747Boeing's iconic widebody airliner
  • aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
  • jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft

cockpit · pilot · runway · terminal · boarding · flight · aviation · altitude · cabin · economy

seafood

shrimp

Small edible crustacean

peeled · deveined · scampi · grilled · breaded · tempura · skewer · appetizer · platter · colossal

loan

mortgage

Secured home loan

lending · limit · threshold · rate · borrowing · property · real-estate · home · conventional · refinance

Categories
Opposites
size

jumbotiny

Extremely small in size

miniature · mini · small · little · microscopic

Phrases
Family

jumbo jet, jumbly, superjumbo, jumbotron, jumbo jets

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G