Big
adjective
Large in size or amount.
That's a big house!
Often appears as...
- big house
- big deal
adjective
Adult; full-grown.
I'm a big girl now.
Often appears as...
- big kid
- big man
adjective
Important or significant.
That was a big decision for us.
Often appears as...
- big decision
- big event
adjective
Popular or successful.
She is a big star in Hollywood.
Often appears as...
- big star
- big hit
adjective
Generous or kind.
He has a big heart.
Often appears as...
- big heart
- big gesture
adjective
Large in size or amount.
That's a big house!
Often appears as...
- big house
- big deal
adjective
Adult; full-grown.
I'm a big girl now.
Often appears as...
- big kid
- big man
adjective
Important or significant.
That was a big decision for us.
Often appears as...
- big decision
- big event
adjective
Popular or successful.
She is a big star in Hollywood.
Often appears as...
- big star
- big hit
adjective
Generous or kind.
He has a big heart.
Often appears as...
- big heart
- big gesture
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Size
Use 'big' for tangible things you can measure, like buildings or animals.
Look at that big elephant!
Pro Tip 2/3Quantity Emphasis
'Big' stresses a large quantity, more than average or expected.
She had a big collection of stamps.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Big' might imply excessiveness and not always something positive.
He's in big trouble now.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Size
Use 'big' for tangible things you can measure, like buildings or animals.
Look at that big elephant!
Pro Tip 2/3Quantity Emphasis
'Big' stresses a large quantity, more than average or expected.
She had a big collection of stamps.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Big' might imply excessiveness and not always something positive.
He's in big trouble now.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Size
Use 'big' for tangible things you can measure, like buildings or animals.
Look at that big elephant!
Pro Tip 2/3Quantity Emphasis
'Big' stresses a large quantity, more than average or expected.
She had a big collection of stamps.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
'Big' might imply excessiveness and not always something positive.
He's in big trouble now.
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Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
Now that we're integrating them into the compound, one of the most important aspects is obviously being on display here, where the public can see them. And part of that is just getting them introduced and used to the big pool that we have. We're going to see if we can take them for one of their very first proper swims.
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What makes muscles grow?...
which pull on the bones in your arm and generate the needed movement. The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the brain's signal grows, and the more motor units it rallies to help you achieve your task. But what if the door is made of solid iron? At this point, your arm muscles alone
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Why do people join...
from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems
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Questions No One Knows...
All we know is the answer is somewhere between zero and infinity. Well, I guess we know one other thing. This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
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The psychological weight...
use my up band to track how much sleep i was getting and how much exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the game kind of rational instead of emotional the way it can get this was a big war i had to break this
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Bill Gates: The next...
Finally, we need lots of advanced R&D in areas of vaccines and diagnostics. There are some big breakthroughs, like the Adeno-associated virus, that could work very, very quickly. Now I don't have an exact budget for what this would cost,
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NASA Trailblazer:...
big old brain on you by that time i didn't know but you didn't know it man you're either right or you're wrong that i liked about it she always loved numbers the professor said i think you'd make a good math
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Re-Wilding Orphan Jaguar...
it's actually really impacted their lives a lot and more than that, we have the big potential of impacting the whole population of jaguars remaining in the world.
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Corpse Flower Stinks of...
this is rafflesia the corpse flower a meter across it's the world's biggest flower
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10 TOP Natural History...
oh dear big cheeks and narrow bottlenecks
Video examples
Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
Now that we're integrating them into the compound, one of the most important aspects is obviously being on display here, where the public can see them. And part of that is just getting them introduced and used to the big pool that we have. We're going to see if we can take them for one of their very first proper swims.
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
which pull on the bones in your arm and generate the needed movement. The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the brain's signal grows, and the more motor units it rallies to help you achieve your task. But what if the door is made of solid iron? At this point, your arm muscles alone
Video examples
Why do people join...
from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
All we know is the answer is somewhere between zero and infinity. Well, I guess we know one other thing. This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
use my up band to track how much sleep i was getting and how much exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the game kind of rational instead of emotional the way it can get this was a big war i had to break this
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
Finally, we need lots of advanced R&D in areas of vaccines and diagnostics. There are some big breakthroughs, like the Adeno-associated virus, that could work very, very quickly. Now I don't have an exact budget for what this would cost,
Video examples
NASA Trailblazer:...
big old brain on you by that time i didn't know but you didn't know it man you're either right or you're wrong that i liked about it she always loved numbers the professor said i think you'd make a good math
Video examples
Re-Wilding Orphan Jaguar...
it's actually really impacted their lives a lot and more than that, we have the big potential of impacting the whole population of jaguars remaining in the world.
Video examples
Corpse Flower Stinks of...
this is rafflesia the corpse flower a meter across it's the world's biggest flower
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10 TOP Natural History...
oh dear big cheeks and narrow bottlenecks
Example 1 of 10
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about - having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
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George Harrison
British Musician
In the big picture, it doesn't really matter if we never made a record, or we never sang a song. That isn't important.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I am.
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Future
American Musician
If I'm the biggest artist in the world, cool, but I want to just be me.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about - having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character.
Quote examples
Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
Quote examples
George Harrison
British Musician
In the big picture, it doesn't really matter if we never made a record, or we never sang a song. That isn't important.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.
Quote examples
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I am.
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Future
American Musician
If I'm the biggest artist in the world, cool, but I want to just be me.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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