big screen
The large viewing surface upon which films are projected in a cinema.
You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.
big
/bɪɡ/
noun 7adj 5adv 5verb 4phrase 1
Collocations
8(adj.) large
VERBS
be, look, seem | become, get, grow
ADV
extremely, incredibly, really, very
fairly, pretty, quite, rather
The pizza was quite big, so we had leftovers for lunch the next day.
PHRASES
big fat
She couldn't ignore the big fat problem that was ruining their business.
(adj.) important
VERBS
be
ADV
extremely, really, very
That new shopping mall was extremely big and had stores we'd never seen before.
fairly, pretty
My new apartment is pretty big, so I have plenty of space for guests.
Definitions
adj
1
Of great size, large.
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line,[…], with their court of farm and church and clustered village, in dignified seclusion.
2
Of great size, large.
Gosh, she is big!
3
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
She was big with child.
The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, The great, th’ important Day; big with the Fate Of Cato and of Rome.
4
Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
5
Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
I'm the shortest man on the team but in the gym shower everyone can see that I'm also the biggest.
adv
1
In a loud manner.
2
In a boasting manner.
He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
3
In a large amount or to a large extent.
He won big betting on the croquet championship.
Don't miss our November sale — it's your last chance to save big before Christmas!
4
In a large amount or to a large extent.
I've always been big into sport, but I'm especially big into football.
5
On a large scale, expansively.
You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
'You've got to put it over big,' he was saying in a loud nasal voice.
noun
1
Someone or something that is large in stature.
You could throw out everything else, but I had the speed to split double-teams. Like, go at double-teams numerous times in a possession, on consecutive possessions where I'm testing your endurance, your bigs.
2
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
3
The big leagues, big time.
In the Appalachian League, where Cal Ripken once played in Bluefield, W.Va., a ballplayer's chances of making it to the bigs are less than one in six.
4
An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
He was there the night of Cristoph's party. All the littles were assigned to their bigs. Ian and Christoph had rushed the same fraternity. When they became upperclassmen, they both ended up on the board.
She added that the relationship between bigs and littles is "what each pair makes of it," and that a lot of the pairs often get dinner together and become close friends.
5
The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — given or giving freely
- bighearted
- bounteous
- bountiful
- freehanded
- handsome
- giving
- liberal
- openhanded
adjective — generous and understanding and tolerant
- large
- magnanimous
adjective — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or
adjective — (of animals) fully developed
adjective — very intense
adjective — feeling self-importance
- swelled
- vainglorious
adjective — exhibiting self-importance
- boastful
- braggy
- cock-a-hoop
- crowing
- self-aggrandizing
- self-aggrandising
adverb — in a boastful manner
- boastfully
- vauntingly
- large
Idioms & Phrases
big cheese
A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
He’ll be meeting with the big cheese first thing tomorrow, to present his proposal.
big shot
A person with a reputation of importance or power.
They stopped traffic so some big shot and his entourage could have the whole road to themselves.
big gun
A large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
London, Nov. 1: The big guns opened fire on Paris today at mid-day.
catch big air
(Extreme sports) Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground
Example Bank
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Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
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The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] li
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Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suff
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He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
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He won big betting on the croquet championship.
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Don't miss our November sale — it's your last chance to save big before Christmas!
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, big is marked as informal, figuratively, archaic, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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