giant spider

collocation in English

meaningsofgiantandspider

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giant
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/us
/ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/
extremely ...
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spider
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspaɪ.dər/us
/ˈspaɪ.dɚ/
a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a net made from ...
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(Definition ofgiantandspiderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such figures could take the form of an old man, a young maiden or agiantspideras the case may be.
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Thegiantspiderroars and plummets to the streets below.
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In the story, a tattoo artist inscribes agiantspideron the body of a beautiful young woman.
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They attack by landing on prey and driving the stinger into the victim (presumably agiantspider), and then feast on the remains.
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Tintin is menaced by agiantspiderand huge, exploding mushrooms before rescue arrives.
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Gwydion finds her cave, but must use a spell to deal with thegiantspiderblocking it.
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When the alchemist does so, the retort grows much larger, the alchemist falls back to sleep, and agiantspiderwith a human face appears inside the retort.
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However giant spiders lurk behind the trees, and the forest has a mind of its own.
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Thunderbolt saves him again, this time from a giant ant-eater, and saves the giant spiders from it as well.
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Here he squared off against criminals who employed giant spiders to achieve their nefarious ends.
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Kobolds favor raggedy-looking red or orange clothing made from leather or the silk of giant spiders.
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