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big words

big words is the plural of big word.

Meaning of big word

Noun

big word (plural big words)

  1. An erudite word, especially a Latinate or multisyllabic one; a word used by scholars, intellectuals, etc., but that is not commonly known outside of academia.
    • The customer complained that the instructions were incomprehensible, and our office tried to provide remedial help, but when they complained that “supplementary” and “atmospheric” were big words, we knew that they were beyond help.
  2. (in plural) Boastful or exaggerated statements.
    • big words from a little man
    Synonyms:
    big talk

Questions about big words

What is big words the plural of?
Big words is the plural of big word.

Words near big words in the dictionary

  1. big wigs
  2. Big Willy
  3. Big Woods
  4. big woop
  5. big word
  6. big words
  7. big wow
  8. Big Yahu
  9. big year
  10. big years
  11. big yikes

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