jumbo
Plural: jumbos
Adjective Satellite
- of great mass; huge and bulky
- "a jumbo jet"
- "jumbo shrimp"
Adj
- Especially large or powerful.
Noun
- A very large specimen of its kind; something exceptionally big.
- An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
- An elephant.
- A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
- A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
- Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
- A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.
- Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a [deity]] or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).
Examples
- His triple word score on ’JUMBO’ was a truly massive play, dominating the board.
Origin / Etymology
From Jumbo (1860–1885), the name given to a large African elephant from East Africa that was purchased in 1882 by American showman P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Compare Swahili jambo (“matter, thing”) and jumbe (“chief, headman”).
Synonyms
elephantine, gargantuan, giant, bologna, drilling jumbo
Scrabble Score: 16
jumbo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjumbo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jumbo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary