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BIG
big, large, prominent
(adjective) 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”
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
(adjective) 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”
big, large, magnanimous
(adjective) 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”
big
(adjective) marked by intense physical force; “a big wind”
big
(adjective) significant; “graduation was a big day in his life”
large, big
(adjective) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; “a large city”; “set out for the big city”; “a large sum”; “a big (or large) barn”; “a large family”; “big businesses”; “a big expenditure”; “a large number of newspapers”; “a big group of scientists”; “large areas of the world”
big
(adjective) loud and firm; “a big voice”; “big bold piano sounds”
adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
(adjective) (of animals) fully developed; “an adult animal”; “a grown woman”
bad, big
(adjective) very intense; “a bad headache”; “in a big rage”; “had a big (or bad) shock”; “a bad earthquake”; “a bad storm”
big, swelled, vainglorious
(adjective) feeling self-importance; “too big for his britches”; “had a swelled head”; “he was swelled with pride”
boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising
(adjective) exhibiting self-importance; “big talk”
boastfully, vauntingly, big, large
(adverb) in a boastful manner; “he talked big all evening”
big
(adverb) in a major way; “the play failed big at the box office”
big
(adverb) on a grand scale; “think big”
big
(adverb) extremely well; “his performance went over big”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
big (comparative bigger, )
Of great size, large.
Synonyms: ample, huge, large, sizeable, stoor, jumbo, massive, Thesaurus:big
Antonyms: little, small, tiny, minuscule, miniature, minute
(of an industry or other field, often, capitalized) Thought to have undue influence.
Popular.
Synonyms: all the rage, in demand, well liked
(informal) Adult.
Synonyms: adult, fully grown, grown up, Thesaurus:full-grown
Antonyms: little, young
(informal) Fat.
Synonyms: chubby, plus-size, rotund, Thesaurus:overweight
(informal) Important or significant.
Synonyms: essential, paramount, weighty, Thesaurus:important
(informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).
Synonyms: fanatical, mad, worked up, Thesaurus:enthusiastic
(informal, transitive with of) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
(informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Synonyms: busty, macromastic, stacked, Thesaurus:busty
(sometimes, figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
Synonyms: full, great, heavy, Thesaurus:pregnant
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
(of a city) populous
(informal, slang, rare, of somebody's age) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
Adverb
big (comparative bigger, )
In a loud manner.
In a boasting manner.
In a large amount or to a large extent.
On a large scale, expansively.
Hard.
Noun
big (plural bigs)
Someone or something that is large in stature
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
(as plural) The big leagues, big time.
(BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.
Synonyms
• (big leagues): major leagues
Antonyms
• (BDSM): little
Verb
big (third-person singular simple present bigs, present participle bigging, simple past and past participle bigged) (up)
(transitive) To praise, recommend, or promote.
Etymology 2
Verb
big (third-person singular simple present bigs, present participle bigging, simple past and past participle bigged)
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy
(reflexive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate oneself
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion
(intransitive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling
Etymology 3
Noun
big (uncountable)
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
Anagrams
• GBI, GiB, Gib., gib
Noun
BIG (plural BIGs)
A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
Synonyms
• BIG suit
Phrase
BIG
(business) Abbreviation of business is a game.
Anagrams
• GBI, GiB, Gib., gib
Source: Wiktionary
Big, a. [compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest.] Etym: [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.]
1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." Shak.
2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively. [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Addison.
3. 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. God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.
Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced. To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. I talked big to them at first. De Foe.
Syn.
– Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
Big, Bigg, n. Etym: [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg, Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)
Definition: Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind. "Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg." New English Dict.
Big, Bigg, v. t. Etym: [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to inhabit, to build, b (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See Boor, and Bound.]
Definition: To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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