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 o
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n 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 b
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ig 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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Lot Definition–noun | 1. | one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance. | | 2. | the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something: to choose a person by lot. | | 3. | the decision or choice made by such a method. | | 4. | allotted share or portion: to receive one's lot of an inheritance. | | 5. | the portion in life assigned by fate or Providence; one's fate, fortune, or destiny: Her lot had not been a happy one. | | 6. | a distinct portion or piece of land: a building lot. | | 7. | a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community. | | 8. | South Midland and Southern U.S. a farmyard or barnyard. | | 9. | a piece of land having the use specified by the attributive noun or adjective: a parking l
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ot; a used-car lot. | | 10. | Movies. a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property. | | 11. | a distinct portion or parcel of anything, as of merchandise: The furniture was to be auctioned off in 20 lots. | | 12. | a number of things or persons collectively: There's one more, and that's the lot. | | 13. | kind of person; sort: He's a bad lot. | | 14. | Often, lots. a great many or a great deal: a lot of books; lots of money. | | 15. | Chiefly British. a tax or duty. | –verb (used with object) | 16. | to divide or distribute by lot (sometimes fol. by out): to lot furniture for sale; to lot out apples by the basketful. | | 17. | to assign to one as his or her lot; allot. | | 18. | to divide into lots, as land. | | 19. | Obsolete. to cast or draw lots for. | –verb (used without object) –adverb | 21. | Often, lots. a great deal; greatly: Thanks a lot for the ride. I care lots about my family. | —Idioms | 22. | cast or cast in one's lot with, to ally oneself with; share the life and fortunes of: She had cast her lot with the bohemian crowd. | | 23. | draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots: They drew lots to see who would go first. | |
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