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Grep of noun big big-bang theory big-bud hickory big-cone douglas fir big-cone spruce big-eared bat big-eyed scad big-leaf maple big-toothed aspen big-tree plum big band big bang big bang theory big bedbug big ben big bend national park big bill haywood big bill tilden big board big brother big brown bat big businessman big cat big dipper big game big hand big league big leaguer big marigold big sagebrush big science big shagbark big shellbark big shellbark hickory big shot big sister big spender big sur big time big toe big top big tree big wheel bigamist bigamy bigarade bigeye bigeye scad bigfoot biggin bighead bigheartedness bighorn bighorn river bighorn sheep bight bight of benin bigness bignonia bignonia capreolata bignoniaceae bignoniad bigot bigotry bigram bigtooth aspen bigtoothed aspen bigwig western big-eared bat Overview of adj big The adj big has 15 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (1114) large big -- (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") 2. (242) big -- ((informal) "graduation was a big day in his life") 3. (146) big momentous -- (of very great significance "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event") 4. (77) big large prominent -- (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") 5. (24) bad big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm") 6. (22) big -- (loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds") 7. (21) big heavy -- (prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor") 8. (13) adult, big full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup -- ((of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman") 9. (8) big -- (marked by intense physical force; "a big wind") 10. (6) big swelled, vainglorious -- (feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride") 11. (5) big elder, older -- (older brother or sister; "big sister") 12. (4) boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising -- (exhibiting self-importance; "big talk") 13. (3) big large magnanimous -- (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") 14. big bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded -- (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") 15. big enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child") Overview of adv big The adv big has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) big -- (extremely well "his performance went over big") 2. (1) boastfully, vauntingly, big large -- (in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening") 3. big -- (on a grand scale; "think big") 4. big -- (in a major way "the play failed big at the box office") Antonyms of adj big 15 senses of big Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) small (vs. large), little (vs. big) => bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny => bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy => dinky => dwarf, dwarfish => elfin, elflike => gnomish => half-size => infinitesimal, minute, microscopic => least, littlest, smallest => lesser => micro => miniature => minuscule, miniscule => pocket-size, pocket-sized => puny, runty, shrimpy => slender, slim => smaller, littler => smallish => small-scale => undersize, undersized Sense 2 big INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Sense 3 big momentous INDIRECT (VIA significant) -> insignificant, unimportant Sense 4 big large prominent INDIRECT (VIA conspicuous) -> inconspicuous, invisible Sense 5 bad big INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 6 big INDIRECT (VIA loud) -> soft Sense 7 big(postnominal), heavy(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA intemperate) -> temperate Sense 8 adult, big full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup INDIRECT (VIA mature) -> immature Sense 9 big INDIRECT (VIA heavy) -> light Sense 10 big swelled, vainglorious INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Sense 11 big(postnominal) (vs. little), elder, older little(postnominal) (vs. big), younger Sense 12 boastful, braggart(postnominal), bragging(postnominal), braggy, big cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Sense 13 big large magnanimous INDIRECT (VIA generous) -> ungenerous, meanspirited Sense 14 big bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded INDIRECT (VIA generous) -> stingy, ungenerous Sense 15 big(prenominal), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(prenominal), large(prenominal), heavy(prenominal), with child(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA pregnant) -> nonpregnant Similarity of adj big 15 senses of big Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) => ample, sizable, sizeable => astronomic, astronomical, galactic => banner => bigger, larger => biggest, greatest, largest => biggish, largish => blown-up, enlarged => bouffant, puffy => bulky => capacious => colossal, prodigious, stupendous => cosmic => deep => double => elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo => epic, heroic, larger-than-life => extensive, extended => great => hulking, hulky => humongous, thumping, whopping, walloping => king-size, king-sized => large-scale => life-size, life-sized, full-size => macro => man-sized => massive, monolithic, monumental => massive => monstrous => mountainous => outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized => plumping => colossal, prodigious, stupendous => queen-size, queen-sized => rangy => ample, sizable, sizeable => broad, spacious, wide => super => titanic => voluminous => enormous, tremendous => gigantic, mammoth => huge, immense, vast => large-scale => overlarge, too large => whacking => wide-ranging Sense 2 big => important (vs. unimportant), of import Sense 3 big momentous => significant (vs. insignificant), important Sense 4 big large prominent => conspicuous (vs. inconspicuous), obvious Sense 5 bad big => intense (vs. mild) Sense 6 big => loud (vs. soft) Sense 7 big(postnominal), heavy(postnominal) => intemperate (vs. temperate) Sense 8 adult, big full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup => mature (vs. immature) Sense 9 big => heavy (vs. light) Sense 10 big swelled, vainglorious => proud (vs. humble) Sense 11 big(postnominal) (vs. little), elder, older Sense 12 boastful, braggart(postnominal), bragging(postnominal), braggy, big cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising => proud (vs. humble) Sense 13 big large magnanimous => generous (vs. ungenerous) Sense 14 big bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded => generous (vs. stingy) Sense 15 big(prenominal), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(prenominal), large(prenominal), heavy(prenominal), with child(prenominal) => pregnant (vs. nonpregnant) Attributes of adj big 1 of 15 senses of big Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) => size Familiarity of adj big big used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 15) Grep of adj big big big-bellied big-boned big-chested big-shouldered big-ticket bigamous bigeminal bigeneric bigger biggest biggish bigheaded bighearted bigmouthed bignoniaceous bigoted too big for one's breeches Overview of adj big The adj big has 15 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (1114) large big -- (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") 2. (242) big -- ((informal) "graduation was a big day in his life") 3. (146) big momentous -- (of very great significance "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event") 4. (77) big large prominent -- (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") 5. (24) bad big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm") 6. (22) big -- (loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds") 7. (21) big heavy -- (prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor") 8. (13) adult, big full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup -- ((of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman") 9. (8) big -- (marked by intense physical force; "a big wind") 10. (6) big swelled, vainglorious -- (feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride") 11. (5) big elder, older -- (older brother or sister; "big sister") 12. (4) boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising -- (exhibiting self-importance; "big talk") 13. (3) big large magnanimous -- (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") 14. big bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded -- (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") 15. big enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child") Overview of adv big The adv big has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) big -- (extremely well "his performance went over big") 2. (1) boastfully, vauntingly, big large -- (in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening") 3. big -- (on a grand scale; "think big") 4. big -- (in a major way "the play failed big at the box office")
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