big (
http://definr.com/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] [ant:
small,
small]
2: (informal) "graduation was a big day in his life"
3: of very great significance "deciding to drop the atom bomb
was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn:
momentous]
4: 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" [syn:
large,
prominent]
5: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big
(or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn:
bad]
6: loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
7: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"
[syn:
big(a),
heavy(a)]
8: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
woman" [syn:
adult,
full-grown,
fully grown,
grown,
grownup]
9: marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
10: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a
swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn:
swelled,
vainglorious]
11: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn:
big(a),
elder,
older] [ant:
little(a)]
12: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn:
boastful,
braggart(a),
bragging(a),
braggy,
cock-a-hoop,
crowing,
self-aggrandizing,
self-aggrandising]
13: 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" [syn:
large,
magnanimous]
14: 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"
[syn:
bighearted,
bounteous,
bountiful,
freehanded,
handsome,
giving,
liberal,
openhanded]
15: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
"was great with child" [syn:
big(p),
enceinte,
expectant,
gravid,
great(p),
large(p),
heavy(p), {with
child(p)}]
adv 1: extremely well; "his performance went over big"
2: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn:
boastfully,
vauntingly,
large]
3: on a grand scale; "think big" [ant:
small]
4: in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"