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big as a barn

big as a barn adjective: very big.

Adjective

big as a barn (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very big.

Questions about big as a barn

What does big as a barn mean?
Big as a barn means very big.
What part of speech is big as a barn?
Big as a barn is an adjective.

Words near big as a barn in the dictionary

  1. big and bad
  2. big and tall
  3. big and ugly enough
  4. Big Ange
  5. Big Apple
  6. big as a barn
  7. big as a house
  8. big as bull-beef
  9. big as the Beatles
  10. big ask
  11. big asks

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