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big as a house

big as a house adjective: very large.

Adjective

big as a house (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very large.

Origin of big as a house

Compare French gros comme une maison.

Questions about big as a house

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

Words near big as a house in the dictionary

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

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