- Bun|yan
- Bun|yan «N yuhn», noun.Paul, a giant lumberjack in American folklore with amazing strength, who did marvelous deeds.
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Bun|yan|esque — «BUHN yuh NEHSK», adjective. 1. characteristic of or suggesting Paul Bunyan or the tales told about him; of exaggerated proportions; having very large size: »Bunyanesque hyperbole. 2. characteristic of or suggesting the style, writings, etc., of… … Useful english dictionary
bun — bal·i·bun·tal; bun·da bun·da; bun·de·li; bun·der; bun·des·rat; bun·des·staat; bun·des·tag; bun·dler; bun·do·bust; bun; bun·ga; bun·ga·loid; bun·ga·low; bun·ga·rum; bun·ga·rus; bun·gee; bun·ger·some; bun·gler; bun·gle·some; bun·go; bun·ion; bun·ji … English syllables
yan — ar·yan·ism; ar·yan·ist; ar·yan·i·za·tion; ar·yan·ize; ban·ta·yan; ban·yan; be·to·yan; bi·sa·yan; bun·yan·esque; ca·ga·yan; chu·ro·yan; da·yan; lih·yan·ic; ma·yan·ce; pal·li·yan; pan·i·yan; pan·yan; pa·rai·yan; pa·ta·yan; sa·yan; vi·sa·yan;… … English syllables
Bunyan — Bun•yan [[t]ˈbʌn yən[/t]] n. 1) big John, 1628–88, English: author of The Pilgrim s Progress[/ex] 2) myt Paul Paul Bunyan Bun yan•esque′, adj … From formal English to slang
Bunyan,John — Bun·yan (bŭnʹyən), John. 1628 1688. English preacher and writer celebrated for his Pilgrim s Progress (two parts, 1678 and 1684), the allegorical tale of Christian s journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. * * * … Universalium
Bunyan — Bun|yan, John (1628 88) an English ↑preacher who wrote The Pilgrim s Progress while he was in prison for his beliefs Bunyan 2 Bunyan, Paul a ↑giant (=an extremely large man) in old American stories. He was a ↑lumberjack (=someone whose job is to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bunyan, Paul — Bun|yan, Paul [ bʌnjən, pɔl ] a character in traditional American stories who works as a LUMBERJACK (=someone who cuts down trees) and is famous for his great size and strength … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bunyanesque — bun·yan·esque … English syllables
monster — n 1. centaur, chimera, dragon, cockatrice, basilisk, gargoyle; griffin, hippocapus, hircocer vus, hippogriff, manticore, mermaid, merman, Loch Ness monster, Chiefly Brit. Inf.Nessie, roc, satyr, sea serpent, sea monster, unicorn, wivern, Arabian… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Paul Bunyan — Paul′ Bun′yan n. myt a legendary giant lumberjack of the American frontier … From formal English to slang
