great

1. superl. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length. Source: opted

2. superl. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc. Source: opted

3. superl. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval. Source: opted

4. superl. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings. Source: opted

5. superl. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc. Source: opted

6. superl. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc. Source: opted

7. superl. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle. Source: opted

8. superl. Pregnant; big (with young). Source: opted

9. superl. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain. Source: opted

10. superl. Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc. Source: opted

11. n. The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great. Source: opted

12. adj. relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind Source: wordnet

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