Triton among the minnows
1Triton among the minnows — someone or something that is considered greater than or in comparison with those surrounding it …
2Size — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Size >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 size size magnitude dimension bulk volume Sgm: N 1 largeness largeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c.(of quantity) 31 Sgm: N 1 e …
3Superiority — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Supremacy. < N PARAG:Superiority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 superiority superiority majority Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c. 31 Sgm: N 1 advantage advantage Sgm: N 1 pull pull Sgm: N 1 preponderance …
4Importance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Importance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 importance importance consequence moment prominence consideration mark materialness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 import import significance concern …
5porpoise — n. 1. [Written also Porpess, Porpesse, Porpice, and Porpus.] Sea hog. 2. Monster, mammoth, behemoth, mountain, leviathan, Triton among the minnows …
6Doric Club — Le Doric Club était une association de loyaux organisée au Bas Canada par Adam Thom, un avocat et journaliste, en mars 1836. Opposant notoire des Patriotes, le groupe était à la fois un club social et une organisation paramilitaire. Il fut… …
7chief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chieftain, leader, president; captain, commander, general; superior, foreman, overseer; elder. See authority. adj. principal, foremost, leading, supreme. See importance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
8Dale, Alan — (1861 1928) Born Alfred J. Cohen in Birmingham, England, the renowned drama critic came to New York in 1885 and learned all about theatre while working as secretary for Leander Richardson. In 1887, he joined the Evening World as drama critic,… …
