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Look up: Big

  1. Big
    Especially full-bodied and flavorful.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  2. Big
    Powerful in aroma and flavor; full-bodied.
    Found on http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi

  3. Big
    To be contrasted with 'subtle'. Bold, dominant, hard to ignore flavors and presence in the mouth.
    Found on http://www.mcgees.org/popupmaltglossary.

  4. big
    [adj] - of very great significance`deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision` 2. [adj] - feeling self-importance 3. [adj] - loud and firm 4. [adj] - (informal) `graduation was a big day in his life` 5. [adj] - marked by intense physical force 6. [adj] - generous and understanding and tolerant 7. [adj] - given or giving freely 8. [adj] - conspicuous in position or importance 9. [adv] - extremely well 10. [adv] - on a grand scale 11. [adv] - in a major way
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. big
    The expected cataclysmic earthquake over the San Andreas fault predicted to have a 50% probability of striking the San Francisco Bay area within the next 30 years Category: Management in the public and private sector • a removable internal liner, strong enough to be lifted and to carry bulk cargoes of different types Category: Transport • that end of the connecting rod atta...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Big
    Big adjective [ Compar. Bigger ; superl. Biggest .] [ Perh. from Celtic; confer W. beichiog , beichiawg , pregnant, with child, from baich burden, Arm. beac'h ; or confer Middle English bygly , Icelandic biggiligr , (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, from Middle English b ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/49

  7. big
    1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. 'He's too big to go in there.' ... 2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; often figuratively. '[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.' (Addison) ... 3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc, whether in a g ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. big
    bighearted adjective given or giving freely; `was a big tipper`; `the bounteous goodness of God`; `bountiful compliments`; `a freehanded host`; `a handsome allowance`; `Saturday`s child is loving and giving`; `a liberal backer of the arts`; `a munificent gift`; `her fond and openhanded grandfather`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. big
    large adjective generous and understanding and tolerant; `a heart big enough to hold no grudges`; `that`s very big of you to be so forgiving`; `a large and generous spirit`; `a large heart`; `magnanimous toward his enemies`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. big
    large adjective conspicuous in position or importance; `a big figure in the movement`; `big man on campus`; `he`s very large in financial circles`; `a prominent citizen`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. big
    swelled adjective feeling self-importance; `too big for his britches`; `had a swelled head`; `he was swelled with pride`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. big
    adjective marked by intense physical force; `a big wind`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. big
    adjective loud and firm; `a big voice`; `big bold piano sounds`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. big
    adjective significant; `graduation was a big day in his life`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. Big
    • (v. t.) Alt. of Bigg • (superl.) Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively. • (superl.) Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. • (n.) Alt. of Bigg • (superl.) Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. Big
    (from the article `Marshall, Penny`) In 1986 Marshall made her directorial debut with Jumpin` Jack Flash. She followed with the movie Big (1988); a hit with both critics and moviegoers, ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/62

  17. Big
    (from the article `Hanks, Tom`) ...mixed comedy with drama in Nothing in Common (1986) and Punchline (1988), and his portrayal of a boy in an adult body in Big (1988) earned him an ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/62


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22 November 2009

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On Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. At his death, the 35th president was 46 years old and had served less than three years in office. Despite this intimate experience of events surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy, the nation failed to achieve closure. Oswald never confessed, and the facts of the case remain mysterious. The Warren Commission's conclusion Oswald acted alone failed to satisfy the public. In 1976, the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Assassinations reopened investigation of the murder. The Committee reported that Lee Harvey Oswald probably was part of a conspiracy that may have involved organized crime. read more

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