great

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.

2. 2superlative

   Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.

3. 3superlative

   Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.

4. 4superlative

   Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.

5. 5superlative

   Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.

6. 6superlative

   Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.

7. 7superlative

   Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.

8. 8superlative

   Pregnant; big (with young).

9. 9superlative

   More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.

10. 10superlative

    Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.

11. 11noun

    The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.

12. 12noun

    a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

    "he is one of the greats of American music"

13. 13adjective

    in an advanced stage of pregnancy

    "was big with child"

    "was great with child"

    Synonyms

    bigenceinteexpectantgravidheavylarge
14. 14adjective

    very good

    "he did a bully job"

    "a neat sports car"

    Synonyms

    bullycorkingcrackingdandygroovykeenneatniftypeachysmashingswell
15. 15adjective

    of major significance or importance

    "a great work of art"

    "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

    Synonyms

    outstanding
16. 16adjective

    relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

    "a great juicy steak"

    "a great multitude"

17. 17adjective

    uppercase

    "capital A"

    "great A"

    Synonyms

    capitalmajuscule
18. 18adjective

    remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

    "a great crisis"

    "had a great stake in the outcome"