great, adj.
freq. cnt. 177
freq. cnt. 177
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 114 freq. cnt.: 114
great
sample sentences
"a great juicy steak""a great multitude"
"the great auk"
"a great old oak"
"a great ocean liner"
"a great delay"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
of major significance or importance
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 38
great outstanding
sample sentences
"a great work of art""Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
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semantic pointers
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remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18
great
sample sentences
"a great crisis""had a great stake in the outcome"
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very good
<adj.all> (p) (a) freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bang-up bully corking cracking dandy great groovy keen neat nifty not bad old peachy slap-up smashing swell
sample sentences
"he did a bully job""a neat sports car"
"had a great time at the party"
"you look simply smashing"
"we had a grand old time"
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
<adj.all> (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
big enceinte expectant gravid great heavy large with child
sample sentences
"was big with child""was great with child"
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uppercase
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capital great majuscule