Big Definition–adjective | 1. | large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity. |
| 2. | of major concern, importance, gravity, or the like: a big problem. |
| 3. | outstanding for a specified quality: a big liar; a big success. |
| 4. | important, as in influence, standing, or wealth: a big man in his field. |
| 5. | grown-up; mature: big enough to know better. |
| 7. | doing business or conducted on a large scale; major in size or importance: big government. |
| 8. | consisting of the largest or most influential companies in an industry: Big steel wants to lower prices, but the smaller mills don't. |
| 9. | Informal. known or used widely; popular: Nouvelle cuisine became big in the 1970s. |
| 10. | magnanimous; generous; kindly: big enough to forgive. |
| 11. | boastful; pompous; pretentious; haughty: a big talker. |
| 12. | loud; orotund: a big voice. |
| 13. | (of clothing or a clothing design) made of or distinguished by voluminous fabric that is loosely or softly shaped and fitted: a big shirt; the big look. |
| 14. | (of a wine) having more than average flavor, body, and alcoholic content. |
| 15. | filled; brimming: eyes big with tears. |
| 16. | Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pregnant. |
| 17. | Obsolete. very strong; powerful. |
–adverb | 18. | Informal. boastfully; pretentiously: to act big; to talk big. |
| 19. | Informal. with great success; successfully: to go over big. |
–noun | 20. | the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball. |
—Idioms| 21. | be big on, to have a special liking or enthusiasm for: Mother is big on family get-togethers. |
| 22. | big with child. great (def. 23). |
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Island Definition–noun | 1. | a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent. |
| 2. | something resembling an island, esp. in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others. |
| 3. | a raised platform with a counter or other work surface on top situated in the middle area of a room, esp. a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides. |
| 5. | a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station. |
| 6. | a clump of woodland in a prairie. |
| 8. | Anatomy. an isolated portion of tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue. |
| 9. | Railroads. a platform or building between sets of tracks. |
–verb (used with object) | 10. | to make into an island. |
| 12. | to place on an island; isolate. |
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