big

big has 22 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• superl.. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
• superl.. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.
• superl.. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
• n.. Alt. of Bigg
• v. t.. Alt. of Bigg
• a.. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
• a.. 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"
• a.. 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"
• a.. 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"
• a.. marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
• a.. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
• a.. 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"