elephant
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
Noun 4 meanings
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
Anything huge and ponderous.
Synonym of elephant paper.
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...”
Etymology
From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)).
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ELEPHANT at a glance
ELEPHANT has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + P 3 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,136 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with elephant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
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