jumbo

«jumbo» in Mova's school dictionary: very large, bigger than usual — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (jumbo); noun (a jumbo, jumbos)

meaning for a pupil

1) Jumbo means very large, bigger than usual. tree →

2) A jumbo, or jumbo jet, is a very big passenger plane, like the Boeing 747. tree →

3) (a name) Jumbo was a famous huge elephant in the 1800s, shown at London Zoo and in an American circus. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday shopping: «jumbo pack», «jumbo crayons», «jumbo hot dog». Travel: «a jumbo jet». It tells the reader something is extra big.

examples

• We bought a jumbo pack of crayons. tree →
• The jumbo jet carried over 400 people. tree →
• He ate a jumbo hot dog at the fair. tree →
• Jumbo the elephant was famous long ago. tree →
• Our class made a jumbo birthday card. tree →
• The shop sells jumbo bags of popcorn. tree →

note

Plural: jumbos. Informal, mostly in adverts and talk. The word «jumbo» for big things comes from the elephant's name.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jumbo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.