Big (adjective)
Of great size, large.
“Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.”
Big (adjective)
Thought to have undue influence.
“There were concerns about the ethics of big science.”
Big (adjective)
Popular.
“That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.”
Big (adjective)
Adult.
“Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.”
Big (adjective)
Fat.
“Gosh, she is big!”
Big (adjective)
Important or significant.
“What’s so big about that? I do it all the time.”
Big (adjective)
Enthusiastic (about).
“I’m not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won’t stop you.”
Big (adjective)
of Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
“That’s very big of you, thank you!”
“I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn’t help myself.”
Big (adjective)
Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
“Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.”
Big (adjective)
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
“She was big with child.”
Big (adjective)
Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
“You are a big liar.”
“Why are you in such a big hurry?”
Big (adverb)
In a loud manner.
Big (adverb)
In a boasting manner.
“He’s always talking big, but he never delivers.”
Big (adverb)
In a large amount or to a large extent.
“He won big betting on the croquet championship.”
Big (adverb)
On a large scale, expansively.
“You’ve got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.”
Big (adverb)
Hard.
“He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.”
Big (noun)
Someone or something that is large in stature
Big (noun)
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
Big (noun)
The big leagues, big time.
Big (noun)
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
Big (verb)
To praise, recommend, or promote.
Big (verb)
to inhabit; occupy
Big (verb)
to locate oneself
Big (verb)
to build; erect; fashion
Big (verb)
to dwell; have a dwelling
Great (adjective)
Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i. e. having many parts or members) or duration (i. e. relatively long); very big.
“A great storm is approaching our shores.”
“a great assembly”
“a great wait”
Great (adjective)
Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
“the great auk”
Great (adjective)
Involving more generations than the word qualified implies (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
“great-grandfather”
Great (adjective)
Pregnant; large with young; full of.
“great with child”
“great with hope”
Great (adjective)
Intimate; familiar.
Great (adjective)
Extreme or more than usual.
“great worry”
Great (adjective)
Of significant importance or consequence; important.
“a great decision”
Great (adjective)
Arising from or possessing superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
“a great deed”
“a great nature”
“a great history”
Great (adjective)
Impressive or striking.
“a great show of wealth”
Great (adjective)
Much in use; favoured.
“Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era.”
Great (adjective)
Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
“a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc.”
Great (adjective)
Title referring to an important leader.
“Alexander the Great”
Great (adjective)
Doing or active or enthusiastic.
“What a great buffoon!”
“He’s not a great one for reading.”
“a great walker”
Great (adjective)
Skilful or adroit.
“a great carpenter”
“You are great at singing.”
Great (adjective)
Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).
“Dinner was great.”
Great (adjective)
Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
“a dirty great smack in the face”
“Great Scott!”
Great (interjection)
Expression of gladness and content about something.
“Great! Thanks for the wonderful work.”
Great (interjection)
sarcastic inversion thereof.
“Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.”
Great (noun)
A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
“Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.”
Great (noun)
The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
Great (adverb)
very well in a very satisfactory manner
“Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don’t have to be sharpened.”
Big (adjective)
of considerable size or extent
“big staff cuts”
“big buildings”
“her big hazel eyes”
Big (adjective)
larger than other items of the same kind
“my big toe”
Big (adjective)
grown-up
“I’m a big girl now”
Big (adjective)
elder
“my big sister”
Big (adjective)
on an ambitiously large scale
“a small company with big plans”
Big (adjective)
doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale
“a big gambler”
“a big eater”
Big (adjective)
showing great enthusiasm
“a big tennis fan”
Big (adjective)
of considerable importance or seriousness
“it’s a big decision”
“his biggest problem is money”
“he made a big mistake”
Big (adjective)
very popular or successful
“African bands which are big in Britain”
Big (adjective)
holding an important position or playing an influential role
“as a senior in college, he was a big man on campus”
Big (adjective)
generous
“‘I’m inclined to take pity on you.’ ‘That’s big of you!’”
Big (verb)
praise or recommend something highly
“the record’s been on the streets a while now, but it’s still worth bigging up”
Big (noun)
the major league in a professional sport
“the day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in”