Word a Day
big
What does big mean?
big (adjective): of great size, large.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use big in a sentence?
- Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce big?
/bɪɡ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does big come from?
Inherited from Northern Middle English big, bigge (“powerful, strong”), possibly from a dialect of Old Norse.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of big?
What are antonyms of big?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “big”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “big” mean?
having no deviations
Not quite: that's what straight means.
of great size, large
Right! That's what “big” means.
lacking in integrity
Not quite: that's what corrupt means.
outside of something
Not quite: that's what external means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “big”?
large
Right!
happy
Not quite: happy means something else.
white
Not quite: white means something else.
wrong
Not quite: wrong means something else.
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