big (adj.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: large , large ]

    big (adv.)

  1. extremely well; his performance went over big'

  2. in a boastful manner; he talked big all evening

    [ Syn: boastfully , boastfully , vauntingly , vauntingly , large , large , boastfully , boastfully , vauntingly , vauntingly , large , large , boastfully , boastfully , vauntingly , vauntingly , large , large , boastfully , boastfully , vauntingly , vauntingly , large , large ]

  3. on a grand scale; think big'

  4. in a major way; the play failed big at the box office'

    big (adj.)

  1. marked by intense physical force; a big wind'

  2. generous and understanding and tolerant; a heart big enough to hold no grudges; thats very big of you to be so forgiving; a large and generous spirit; a large heart; magnanimous toward his enemies

    [ Syn: large , magnanimous ]

  3. given or giving freely; was a big tipper; the bounteous goodness of God; bountiful compliments; a freehanded host; a handsome allowance; Saturdays child is loving and giving; a liberal backer of the arts; a munificent gift; her fond and openhanded grandfather

    [ Syn: bighearted , bounteous , bountiful , freehanded , handsome , giving , liberal , openhanded ]

  4. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; was big with child; was great with child

    [ Syn: enceinte , expectant , gravid , great , large , heavy , with child ]

  5. significant; graduation was a big day in his life'

  6. very intense; a bad headache; in a big rage; had a big (or bad) shock; a bad earthquake; a bad storm

    [ Syn: bad ]

  7. loud and firm; a big voice; big bold piano sounds'

  8. conspicuous in position or importance; a big figure in the movement; big man on campus; hes very large in financial circles; a prominent citizen

    [ Syn: large , prominent ]

  9. prodigious; big spender; big eater; heavy investor

    [ Syn: heavy ]

  10. exhibiting self-importance; big talk

    [ Syn: boastful , braggart , bragging , braggy , cock-a-hoop , crowing , self-aggrandizing , self-aggrandising ]

  11. feeling self-importance; too big for his britches; had a swelled head; he was swelled with pride

    [ Syn: swelled , vainglorious ]

  12. (of animals) fully developed; an adult animal; a grown woman

    [ Syn: adult , full-grown , fully grown , grown , grownup ]

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