Big can be categorized as an adjective, a verb and an adverb.
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| big - 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" | ||
| big - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" | ||
| big - 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" | ||
| big - 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" | ||
| big - significant; "graduation was a big day in his life" | ||
| big - feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" | ||
| big - marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" | ||
| big - loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds" | ||
| big - prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" | ||
| 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" | ||
| big - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" | ||
| big - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" | ||
| big - very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" | ||
Adverb |
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| big - on a grand scale; "think big" | ||
| big - in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" | ||
| big - extremely well; "his performance went over big" | ||
| big - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" | ||
Verb |
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| big - To praise or recommend. | ||
Noun |
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| big - An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name . | ||
| big - The big league s, big time . |
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| 1. | adj. | Was a big tipper. | |
| 2. | adj. | Was big with child. | |
| 3. | adj. | A big figure in the movement. | |
| 4. | adj. | Big man on campus. | |
| 5. | adj. | A heart big enough to hold no grudges. | |
| 6. | adj. | That's very big of you to be so forgiving. | |
| 7. | adj. | Graduation was a big day in his life. | |
| 8. | adj. | Too big for his britches. | |
| 9. | adj. | A big wind. | |
| 10. | adj. | A big voice. | |
| 11. | adj. | Big bold piano sounds. | |
| 12. | adj. | Big spender. | |
| 13. | adj. | Big eater. | |
| 14. | adj. | Set out for the big city. | |
| 15. | adj. | A big (or large) barn. | |
| 16. | adv. | Think big. | |
| 17. | adv. | The play failed big at the box office. | |
| 18. | adv. | His performance went over big. | |
| 19. | adv. | He talked big all evening. |
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| adj. | |
| Was a big tipper. |
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| Was big with child. |
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| A big figure in the movement. |
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| Big man on campus. |
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| A heart big enough to hold no grudges. |
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| That's very big of you to be so forgiving. |
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| Graduation was a big day in his life. |
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| Too big for his britches. |
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| A big wind. |
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| A big voice. |
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| Big bold piano sounds. |
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| Big spender. |
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| Big eater. |
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| Set out for the big city. |
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| A big (or large) barn. |
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| Think big. |
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| The play failed big at the box office. |
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| His performance went over big. |
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| He talked big all evening. |
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