big
[bɪg] or [bɪɡ]
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Definition
(adj.) conspicuous in position or importance; 'a big figure in the movement'; 'big man on campus'; 'he's very large in financial circles'; 'a prominent citizen' .
(adj.) given or giving freely; 'was a big tipper'; 'the bounteous goodness of God'; 'bountiful compliments'; 'a freehanded host'; 'a handsome allowance'; 'Saturday's child is loving and giving'; 'a liberal backer of the arts'; 'a munificent gift'; 'her fond and openhanded grandfather' .
(adj.) generous and understanding and tolerant; 'a heart big enough to hold no grudges'; 'that's very big of you to be so forgiving'; 'a large and generous spirit'; 'a large heart'; 'magnanimous toward his enemies' .
(adj.) marked by intense physical force; 'a big wind' .
(adj.) significant; 'graduation was a big day in his life' .
(adj.) loud and firm; 'a big voice'; 'big bold piano sounds' .
(adj.) feeling self-importance; 'too big for his britches'; 'had a swelled head'; 'he was swelled with pride' .
(adj.) in an advanced stage of pregnancy; 'was big with child'; 'was great with child' .
(adj.) prodigious; 'big spender'; 'big eater'; 'heavy investor' .
(adv.) in a major way; 'the play failed big at the box office'.
(adv.) on a grand scale; 'think big'.
(adv.) extremely well; 'his performance went over big'.
Checker: Roland--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
(superl.) Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.
(superl.) Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
(n.) Alt. of Bigg
(v. t.) Alt. of Bigg
Typist: Perry
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Great, large, huge, bulky, massive, massy.[2]. Haughty, arrogant, proud, pompous, important, swelling, blustering, assuming, self-conceited, self-sufficient.[3]. Pregnant, ENCEINTE, with child, in the family way.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Large, great, wide, huge, bulky, proud, arrogant, pompous, fat, massive, gross
ANT:Little, small, narrow, minute, slight, lean, affable, easy, unaffected
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Definition
adj. large or great: pregnant: great in air mien or spirit: loud: pompous esp. 'to talk big ' 'look big.'—adjs. Big-bell′ied having a big belly; pregnant (with); Big′gish rather big.—ns. Big′ness bulk size; Big′wig (colloq.) a leading man a person of some importance.
v.t. (Scot.) to build to pile up.—n. Big′gin anything built a house.
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Examples
- The tribe was a big family; the nation a group of tribal families; a household often contained hundreds of people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It's simmering now, so I hope he'll keep out of my way, returned Jo, biting her lips as she glowered at Fred from under her big hat. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He was riding a big gray gelding and he wore a khaki beret, a blanket cape like a poncho, and heavy black boots. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There was a bed and a big wardrobe with a mirror. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Look at those big, isolated clumps of building rising up above the slates, like brick islands in a lead-colored sea. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- There were villas with iron fences and big overgrown gardens and ditches with water flowing and green vegetable gardens with dust on the leaves. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There were many big hotels that were closed but most of the shops were open and the people were very glad to see us. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- That is big game. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was, as Mrs. Archer smilingly said to Mrs. Welland, a great event for a young couple to give their first big dinner. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Anselmo asked Fernando, the two of them standing at the entrance of the big rocks in the dark. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Their biggest effort, through Germany right into France, thence over the Alps and home again by North Italy, was in 938-9. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But he's the biggest coward of them all, really, because he's afwaid what people will think about him--and Julius doesn't care about that. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The catastrophe was so great that the biggest mine-owners met to see whether some protection against such accidents could not be devised. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Surely facing such an emergency one could not remember one's sins except for the biggest. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Here is the biggest bull of all. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- For with more than twenty of them there are enough of the biggest sins to take some time. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There is a nice village at Pallanza and you can row out to the islands where the fishermen live and there is a restaurant on the biggest island. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Well, said he, didn't you think it was the biggest shuck and the littlest ear that ever you did see? Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- White folks is sinners too,--Miss Feely says so; but I spects niggers is the biggest ones; but lor! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Going to another extreme, we find Edison grappling with one of the biggest problems known to the authorities of New York--the disposal of its heavy snows. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But he was near another boat, a bigger one. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mr. Tulkinghorn, an indistinct form against the dark street now dotted with lamps, looms in my Lady's view, bigger and blacker than before. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully, began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But before it gets any bigger, welcome back, dear godmother! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Portuguese ships were the bigger, and carried a heavier armament. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The footman, who had a still bigger white favour on his lapel, wrapped May's white cloak about her, and Archer jumped into the brougham at her side. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- We can be as much alone in a bigger town and Lausanne might be nice. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They are well made but _very much bigger_ than any truly human implements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Look how this ha growen an' growen, sir, bigger an' bigger, broader an' broader, harder an' harder, fro year to year, fro generation unto generation. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Its benefits were intercepted by the bigger private owners. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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