تعريف big big في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
- Big Apple
- A nickname for New York City
- Big Bad Wolf
- Any fictional evil wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables, is typically sentient, able to speak, malicious, anthropophagous and serves as the antagonist in a plot that teaches precaution
- Big Bad Wolves
- plural form of Big Bad Wolf
- Big Bang
- The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for the visible universe. The evolution of the universe since that beginning point is described by the Big Bang Theory
- Big Ben
- The hour bell in the Clock Tower, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in London in the United Kingdom
- Big Ben
- The Clock Tower itself
- Big Bend
- Big Bend National Park, a national park in Texas
- Big Bend
- An area of western Texas by the Mexican border
- Big Bend patchnose snake
- A snake, Salvadora derserticola, from the Big Bend area of Texas
- Big Bend patchnose snakes
- plural form of Big Bend patchnose snake
- Big Bertha
- A heavy, long-range howitzer used by Germany in World War I
- Big Blue
- The computer company IBM
- Big Brother
- The nominal leader of Oceania in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Big Brother
- By extension, a disparaging name for government surveillance considered to be too intrusive
- Big Crunch
- The hypothetic eventual collapse of the universe that would happen if it did not continue to expand
- Big D
- A nickname for the city of Dallas, Texas, U.S.A
- Big Dipper
- A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid
- Big Easy
- The city of New Orleans, Louisiana
- Big H
- A street name for the drug heroin
- Big Island
- The nickname for the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, for whom the island chain and the state are named
- Big Mac
- A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments
But when he comes back, he'll come home from work with a poisoned Big Mac and try to do me in.
- Big Muddy
- The Mississippi River
- Big Nambas
- Their language, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian language family
- Big Nambas
- A tribe of Vanuatu
- Big Pharma
- Alternative spelling of big pharma
- Big Q
- San Quentin prison
- Big Rip
- One hypothetical end of the universe in which it expands at an increasing rate until all matter is torn apart
- Big Smoke
- A nickname for the city of Toronto
- Mr Big
- The head of a crime syndicate, a high ranking criminal
by the end of the novel, Mike (Hammer) has rescued Velda, killed the Mafia's sinister Mr Big, and recovered the stash of drugs... Hardboiled Hollywood, Max DeCharne. P84.
- big
- Mature, conscientious, principled
I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
- big
- Important or significant
What's so big about that? I do it all the time.
- big
- Thought to have undue influence
There were concerns about the ethics of big science.
- big
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name
- big
- Enthusiastic (about)
I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.
- big
- Popular
That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
Walls are very popular these days.
- Walls are very big these days.
It's very popular these days.
- It's very big these days.
- big
- The big leagues, big time
- big
- Of great size, large
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
- big
- To praise or recommend
- big
- Fat
Gosh, she is big!.
- big
- Adult
Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
- big C
- a euphemism for cancer
- big D
- damn, damnation
Though Bother it I mayOccasionally say,I never use a big, big D!.
- big O
- Upper bound function; see big O notation
- big O
- orgasm
- big O notation
- A particular notation used to express the limiting behaviour of a function or the time complexity of an algorithm
- big Os
- plural form of big O
- big baby
- An adult or youth prone to behavior associated with babies, such as tantrums or pouting
- big band
- A large dance or jazz band of 10 to 30 musicians usually featuring improvised solos by lead players, but otherwise playing orchestrated music
- big bands
- plural form of big band
- big bang
- An explosion giving rise to a universe
Millions of big bangs may be happening as we speak.
- big bang
- In project management, a project that has no staged delivery. The customer must wait, sometimes months, before seeing anything. At the end of the wait comes a "big bang"
- big beat
- A form of pop music having distorted breakbeats at a moderate tempo
- big blind
- The player forced to pay such a bet
- big blind
- The larger of the forced bets, usually equivalent to the minimum bet
- big bluestem
- Andropogon gerardii, a tall bunchgrass native to the North American prairies
- big bluestems
- plural form of big bluestem
- big box
- A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation
- big boxes
- plural form of big box
- big boy
- a large object or person
I've been dying to get behind the wheel of this big boy.
- big boys
- plural form of big boy
- big boys
- The people or bodies with the most influence and/or power
If you think you can do better than the big boys of electronic engineering, then good luck.
- big break
- A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry
- big brother
- A sibling's older brother (used especially by children or by parents in speaking to their children)
If you don't give me back my toys I'll tell my big brother!.
- big brothers
- plural form of big brother
- big bucks
- Lots of money
After all the carping about how little teachers are paid, if someone enters the teaching profession for the big bucks aren't they too stupid to be teaching our kids?.
- big cat
- Any large feline animal, such as the lion, tiger etc
- big cats
- plural form of big cat
- 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 cheeses
- plural form of big cheese
- big crunch
- A singularity at the centre of a black hole, or the final result of the Big Crunch
- big daddy
- Something or someone of importance
- big deal
- Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what
He can run a mile in 15 minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four.
- big deal
- Something very important, difficult, or of concern
It's no big deal if you don't finish.
- big deals
- plural form of big deal
- big dippers
- plural form of big dipper
- big enchilada
- A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization
The detectives were trying to identify the big enchilada who controlled the entire criminal network.
- big enchilada
- Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward
When the lottery results were announced, he was stunned to learn that the big enchilada was all his.
- big enchiladas
- plural form of big enchilada
- big fat
- Complete, utter, total
- big figure
- the part of a monetary value before the decimal point
- big fish in a small pond
- One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization
Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.
- big fly
- a home run
The first baseman hit a big fly to left.
- big girl's blouse
- An effeminate or weak man, a sissy
- big girl's blouses
- plural form of big girl's blouse
- big gun
- Someone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form
If this doesn't work, they'll have to bring in the big guns.
- big gun
- A large-caliber artillery piece
- big guns
- plural form of big gun
- big guy
- A term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person
How are you doing there, big guy? he asked.
- big guy
-
The high school wrestler was a big guy for his age.
- big hairy armadillo
- A species of armadillo found in South America, scientific name Chaetophractus villosus
- big house
- Prison, jail
He was 38 years old and had been in the big house twice for shooting scrapes.
- big house, little house, back house, barn
- A style of architecture in New England, also called connected farm
- big if
- An unlikely but necessary condition
If they believe us, said the admiral, and that's a big if, then we're in a race with them to find this thing. Because if they grab it—.
- big iron
- Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes
- big kahuna
- A boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization
You'll have to talk with the big kahuna to get a decision on that.
- big kahunas
- plural form of big kahuna
- big league
- Major league
He made a real big league play.
- big league
- A major league
- big lick
- A Texas hold 'em starting hand involving both a 6 and a 9 of any suit
Nick bluffed him out of that pot with big lick.
- big lug
- A term of affection and endearment describing a man whose personality traits reflect the opposite of his overall broad physique. For example, a man may be tall, physically built but isn't afraid to express his overall feelings and emotions. In other words, a big lug is a man that acts the opposite of what his overall image reflects, or acts against the stereotypical image of the tough guy
- big lugs
- plural form of big lug
- big mouth
- the mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information
Shut your big mouth or I'll shut it for you.
- big mouth
- a person who has a "big mouth" (sense #1)
Shut up, big mouth!.
- big mouths
- plural form of big mouth
- big old
- Emphatically or impressively big; really big
- big ole
- Alternative spelling (especially Southern U.S.) of big old
- big one
- A dollar
I paid 150,000 big ones for her to kill herself in front of the biggest wigs in Hollywood? ”.
- big one
- One hundred or one thousand dollars
You could spend the five big ones and the client could get downsized to a Jiffy Lube janitor the next week.
- big ones
- dollars
- big pharma
- Large, prosperous pharmaceutical firms collectively, understood as a business group having significant economic, political, or social influence
Critics were indignant that a potentially dangerous drug was being used on a hunch, and suspected the influence of big pharma and its drive to expand its markets.
- big picture
- The totality of a situation
- big picture
- The main film in a double feature
- big rig
- A large truck, an 18-wheeler
Driving on the interstate at night, you will see less traffic, but more big rigs.
- big school
- secondary school
- big screen
- A surface upon which films are projected, and, by extension, films themselves
You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.
- 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 sister
- A sibling's older sister (used especially by children or by parents in speaking to their children)
- big slick
- An ace and a king as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. (Originally used to denote only an ace and a king of the same suit, the term now includes any ace and king.)
- big spender
- One who frequently makes large purchases, especially of extravagant goods
- big tent
- Pertaining to, representing, or advocating such a group, philosophy, or movement
Kucinich is a pretty big tent kinda guy. He’s very liberal.
- big tent
- A group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of members or constituents
They are not a slice of Americana, as we usually say, but rather, a broad brush of it. While most of our successful sports franchises display some distinct personality, only the Cowboys offer the big tent.
- big time
- The highest, or most prestigious level in any field, especially in entertainment
- big toe
- The largest of the toes of the foot of a human
- big toes
- plural form of big toe
- big top
- The circus; the circus lifestyle
He had been a big top performer in his youth, but in a twist of fate he had run away to become an investment banker.
- big top
- A circus tent, especially the largest in a given circus, where the central attractions take place
As a trapeze performer, she generally worked in the big top, but due to her injury, she was stuck working concession.
- big up
- Significant respect or acclaim
I want to give a big up to my bro on the mic.
- big up
- To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of
They're trying to big themselves up to be more than they are.
- big up
- To increase one's muscle mass through exercise
He works out every day to big up himself.
- big upped
- Simple past tense and past participle of big up
- big ups
- plural form of big up
- big wheel
- Ferris wheel
- big wheel
- A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization
She's a big wheel at IBM.
- big wheels
- plural form of big wheel
- big whoop
- Expressing indifference or dismissiveness; so what?
- big wigs
- plural form of big wig
- big-ass
- Very big
- big-boned
- Having large bones
big-boned womenfolk strode away from their tea-tables to listen to the imperious Doctor.
- big-boned
- Fat, obese
Coffins for the Big-Boned. As the media never tires of telling us, America has become a junk-food nation with the fattest population on the planet.
- big-box
- Of or relating to a very large retail establishment built as a massive, free-standing structure
Big-box retailers like Wal-Mart have driven local stores out of business.
- big-breasted
- Having large breasts
- big-enchilada
- Attributive form of big enchilada
big-enchilada complex.
- big-endian
- Of a computer, storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a lower address than the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first
- big-endian
- Of a computer, transmitting most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first
- big-headed
- Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's qualities
- big-league
- major-league
- big-league
- large or important
- big-money
- Involving a large amount of money
- big-name
- famous or celebrated
- big-tent
- Alternative spelling of big tent
- big-ticket
- Costly or expensive; having a high price
Doing careful research before purchasing big-ticket items such as electronics, appliances, and automobiles can ensure that an investment lasts for many years.
- big-ticket item
- A luxury item. Although commonly referring to an item of significant physical size (e.g. a computer, sports car or big screen television), the term can be applied to any expensive item
- big-timer
- A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time
- bite the big one
- To be unpleasant or undesirable
- bite the big one
- To perform poorly; to fail
- bite the big one
- To die
- bite the big one
- To break down; to be impossible to repair or not worth repairing
- catch big air
- Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground
- give someone a big head
- To flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited
Please stop telling me how smart I am - you'll give me a big head!.
- great big
- very big; huge
- hit it big
- To have great success
I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.
- hit the big time
- To become successful and widely known
After years of hard work, they finally hit the big time with their sixth album.
- knee-deep in the Big Muddy
- Stuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership
In the classic ‘knee deep in the Big Muddy’ scenario (Staw, 1976), individuals continue to contribute to a losing cause long after it is clear that this is a tremendous waste of money.
- last of the big spenders
- Someone who doesn't spend much money
He bought you a sandwich? / Yeah, you know him, the last of the big spenders..
- little pitchers have big ears
- Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire
I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
- make it big
- To become famous and successful
- open one's big mouth
- To speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent
Grr, why do I always open my big mouth after doing something wrong.
- the big six
- the six elements most used by life; carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur
- the big sleep
- Death
- too big for one's boots
- Far less important or capable than one's thinks or claims to be
- too big for one's britches
- Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky
A diffident, dedicated man, Bradley seemed the personification of rectitude. He never got too big for his britches.
- too big to fail
- Pertaining to an enterprise deemed too important to the economy or polity to be allowed to “fail”, that is to be liquidated or to go bankrupt
- waist deep in the Big Muddy
- Alternative form of knee-deep in the Big Muddy
- big no-no
- Something that should never be done or should never have been done
- have big shoes to fill
- (Ev ile ilgili) Have to meet high expectations about something that came before
- Big Three
- General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, which are the three largest American car makers
- the big day
- The day when you get married
- big
- {a} large, swelled, proud, haughty, pregnant
- big deal
- Something of great importance or consequence: "made a big deal out of getting there on time; losing one penny was no big deal."
- big gun
- a leader
- big horde
- (Tarih) The Great Horde, or Big Horde was the central principality of the Mongol-Tartar Golden Horde, the westernmost successor state of Genghis Khan's legacy
- big oneself up
- (deyim) Praise/acclaim oneself
- big smoke
- Any large town
- big stink
- (deyim) A major scandal or furor
If they don't improve the women's facilities, Marjorie will make a big stink about it. [Early 1800s].
- make a big deal out of something
- (deyim) To exaggerate an insignificant event
Jeff said, I'm sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don't make a big deal out of it..
