Huge - English meaning

adjective

Taking up much space; large and unwieldy.

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A bulky carrier bag

adjective

Too big and taking up too much space

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She carried a very bulky package on the bus.

adjective

A bulky object takes up a lot of space, or is difficult to move or carry

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Early mobile phones were bulky and expensive., bulky equipment

adjective

Extremely large or great.

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A colossal amount of mail

adjective

Extremely large

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In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold., they were a…

adjective

Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth.

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Cosmic matter

adjective

Of or relating to the cosmos rather than to the earth alone

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Cosmic dust/rays, a disaster of cosmic proportions

adjective

Relating to the universe and the natural processes that happen in it

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Cosmic dust/radiation

adjective

Very large in size, quantity, or extent.

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Enormous sums of money

adjective

Extremely large or great

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He ate an enormous helping of pasta., the wealthy will get enormous tax cuts under the proposal.

adjective

Extremely large

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An enormous car/house, he earns an enormous salary., i was absolutely enormous when i was pregnant.…

adjective

Enormous.

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A gargantuan appetite

adjective

Very large

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He has a gargantuan ego.

noun

An imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.

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Along the north-west coast of britain, megalithic sites were commonly associated with mythical gian…

adjective

Of very great size or force; gigantic.

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Giant multinational corporations

noun

A person, either real or imaginary, who is extremely large and strong, or a very large or powerful organization

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He was a giant of a man, over six and a half feet tall., the merger makes them a giant in the publi…

adjective

Of very great size or extent; huge or enormous.

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A gigantic concrete tower

adjective

Extremely large

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A gigantic shopping center

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

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The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

adjective

(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Gross human rights abuses

adverb

Without tax or other contributions having been deducted.

Usage examples:

If the value of your bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

verb

Produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income.

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The film went on to gross $8 million

adjective

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

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A heavy and bulky load

noun

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

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Meanwhile, he is leading the charge at airport to beef up the runway and expand support facilities …

adverb

Heavily.

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Heavy-laden

adjective

Large and heavy.

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A hefty young chap

adjective

Large in amount or size

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A hefty fine/bonus, a hefty steak dinner, a hefty, pink-faced baby

adjective

Extremely large

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A hefty 15.9%/30%/54%, etc. one of the market's star performers announced a hefty $10bn share buyba…

adjective

Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

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The cost of restoration has been immense

adjective

Extremely large; great in size or degree

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He inherited an immense fortune., did you see that guy? he was immense!, country music is immensely…

noun

A large extinct elephant of the pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.

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Woolly mammoths, which are now extinct, lived from the pleistocene to the early holocene period fro…

adjective

Huge.

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A mammoth corporation

adjective

Extremely large

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Building the dam was a mammoth construction project.

adjective

Large and heavy or solid.

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A massive rampart of stone

noun

A group of young people from a particular area with a common interest in dance music.

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The bristol massive

adjective

Very large in size, amount, or degree

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A massive building, he took massive doses of vitamin c., she died of a massive heart attack.

adjective

Great in importance, extent, or size.

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It's been a monumental effort

adjective

Very big or very great

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Rebuilding the bridge proved to be a monumental job.

adjective

Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

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The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel

adjective

Extremely great in ability, amount, or strength

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Americans are the world’s most prodigious consumers., a prodigiously gifted artist

adjective

Extremely impressive.

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The most stupendous views

adjective

Very great in amount or size

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He ran up stupendous debts.

adjective

Extremely tall, especially in comparison with the surroundings.

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Hari looked up at the towering buildings

verb

Rise to or reach a great height.

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He seemed to tower over everyone else

adjective

Very high or very great

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Fielder hit a towering home run., bresson’s towering masterpiece explores the nature of freedom.

adjective

Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.

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Penny put in a tremendous amount of time

adjective

Great in amount, size, or degree; extremely large

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She is under tremendous pressure at work., a tremendous book/concert/athlete

adjective

Of very great extent or quantity; immense.

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A vast plain full of orchards

noun

An immense space.

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And up from the vast a murmuring passed as from a wood of pines.

adjective

Weighing a great deal; heavy.

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A weighty tome

adjective

Important and serious

Usage examples:

They discussed weighty topics like arms control, the middle east, and the federal budget deficit.