Vocabulary
Mammoth
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a type of large, Hairy elephant that lived in ancient times and that had very long tusks that curved upwards / Something that is very large
Urdu meaning
ایک قسم کا ہاتھی / جسام
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- For its part, Colossal Biosciences argues that engineering elephants to contain `mammoth-like` traits could actually help mitigate existential threats like climate change by revitalising Arctic ecosystems.
- This mammoth undertaking to introduce Persia`s historical and cultural significance to audiences brought up on post-revolution happenings in Iran appears to be funded mainly through the Iranian diaspora.
- It is located close to the Gulf, with oil ships brushing past it.More importantly, Chinese trucks coming via the Karakorum Highway reach the Gwadar port to unload their mammoth cargo for transport onward to the Middle East and beyond.
- SPHF was established by the government of Sindh as an independent company to undertake this mammoth task of reconstructing over two million one-roomed flood-resilient pucca houses.
- INDIA`S mammoth multi-stage elections have begun and the popular issues gripping the voters this time are unemployment, inflation and related economic despair.
Synonyms
astronomical, gigantic
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