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big show

big show noun: the largest and most prominent performance in a circus.

Noun

big show (plural big shows)

  1. The largest and most prominent performance in a circus.
  2. The major leagues, as compared to minor leagues.
    • He was thirty-one when he finally made it to the big show, having labored in the minors since 1924.2010, Ted Taylor, The Ultimate Philadelphia Athletics Reference Book 1901-1954, page 70
    • These Swedes also had a ticket to the big show of hockey, after their high school careers.2011, Robert Montes, White Mexican, page 316

Synonyms of big show

Forms of big show

pluralbig shows

Questions about big show

What does big show mean?
Big show means the largest and most prominent performance in a circus.
What part of speech is big show?
Big show is a noun.
What is the plural of big show?
The plural of big show is big shows.

Words near big show in the dictionary

  1. Big Shanty
  2. big shop
  3. big shops
  4. big shot
  5. big shots
  6. big show
  7. big shows
  8. Big Sioux
  9. big sister
  10. big sisters
  11. big six

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