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big

/bˈɪɡ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    “a large city”
  2. significant
    “graduation was a big day in his life”
  3. very intense
    “a bad headache”
  4. loud and firm
    “a big voice”
  5. conspicuous in position or importance
    “a big figure in the movement”
  6. prodigious
    “big spender”
  7. exhibiting self-importance
    “big talk”
  8. feeling self-importance
    “too big for his britches”
  9. (of animals) fully developed
    “an adult animal”
  10. marked by intense physical force
    “a big wind”
  11. generous and understanding and tolerant
    “a heart big enough to hold no grudges”
  12. given or giving freely
    “was a big tipper”

adverb

  1. extremely well
    “his performance went over big”
  2. in a boastful manner
    “he talked big all evening”
  3. on a grand scale
    “think big”
  4. in a major way
    “the play failed big at the box office”

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Words that rhyme with big

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