Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: great gun
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic, in-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: big shot, bigwig, baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big wheel, boss, grand poobah, head honcho, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck, king of all one surveys, king of the castle, king of the hill, kingpin, macher, mayor, muckamuck, muckety muck, mugwump, numero uno, panjandrum, poobah, rooster, somebody, top banana, top boy, top cat, top dog, top gun, very important person, VIP, wheel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A large surfboard used to ride very large, powerful waves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an important influential person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: big shot, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: important person, influential person, personage
Narrower terms: knocker, supremo
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
