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Adjective
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bigger, comparative; biggest, superlative;
  1. Of considerable size, extent, or intensity
    • - big hazel eyes
    • - big buildings
    • - big cuts in staff
  2. Of a large or the largest size
    • - my big toe
  3. Grown up
    • - I'm a big girl now
  4. Elder
    • - my big sister
  5. Doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale
    • - a big eater
    • - a big gambler
  6. On an ambitiously large scale
    • - a small company with big plans
  7. Popular or exciting interest among the public
    • - Latino bands that are big in Los Angeles
  8. Showing great enthusiasm
    • - a big tennis fan
    • - he tells me the Inuits of the Arctic are very big on Jim Reeves
  9. Advanced in pregnancy
    • - my wife was big with child
    • - a word big with fate
  10. Of considerable importance or seriousness
    • - it's a big decision
    • - Mark's biggest problem is money
    • - he made a big mistake
  11. Holding an important position or playing an influential role
    • - as a senior in college, he was a big man on campus
  12. Generous
    • - “I'm inclined to take pity on you.” “That's big of you!”
Noun
  1. 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
  1. extremely well; "his performance went over big"
  2. large: 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 ...
  3. boastfully: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
  4. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
  5. bad: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
  6. on a grand scale; "think big"
  7. Big is a 1988 American romantic comedy film about a boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged to adulthood overnight. It stars Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Loggia. ...
  8. Big is the fourth studio album (sixth overall) by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Macy Gray, released in the United States on March 27, 2007 by Geffen Records. It was her first studio album in four years.
  9. John James "Mr. Big" Preston is a fictional character in the HBO series Sex and the City, portrayed by Chris Noth. The character's name is not revealed in the series until the last episode, when his first name is revealed to be John. His last name is never disclosed in the series. ...
  10. Running on Karma , also known as An Intelligent Muscle Man, is a 2003 Hong Kong film, produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. It is ultimately a Buddhist parable about the nature of karma. There were some cuts in the Mainland China edition to meet the requirements for release there.
  11. "Big" is the second single by Australian rock band Dead Letter Circus from their debut studio album This Is the Warning. It is the band's fifth single overall, following the first single from the album, "The Space on the Wall", "Next in Line" and "Reaction", and "Disconnect and Apply". ...
  12. The Perhapanauts is an American comic book series created by writer Todd Dezago and artist Craig Rousseau in 2005.
  13. A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants
  14. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name; The big leagues, big time; To praise or recommend; Of great size, large; Thought to have undue influence; Popular; Adult; Fat; Important or significant; Enthusiastic (about); Mature, conscientious, principled; In a loud manner; In ...
  15. (BIGS) Bulletin of the Irish Georgian Society (formerly Quarterly Bulletin of the Irish Georgian Society)
  16. (Bigs) Term used by Littles to indicate adult alters
  17. Powerful in aroma and flavor; full-bodied.
  18. Powerful, alcoholic, but well balanced and with a potential for further development.
  19. a wine of more flavor, alcohol, etc. than others. A Barolo, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, late-harvest Zinfandel or the like is considered a big wine.
  20. A big wine is a large-framed, full-bodied wine with an intense and concentrated feel on the palate. Most red Rhône wines are big wines.
  21. A broad, general term for a full-bodied, strong, assertive, robust and flavourful wine. Some people like wines big, others prefer them delicate. Such wines are also said to be chewy.
  22. Used to describe wines that are very full or very intense.
  23. To be contrasted with “subtle”.  Bold, dominant, hard to ignore flavors and presence in the mouth.
  24. buttons that you can find in the heat of the battle
  25. Describes a wine that is strong, round and satisfying.