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great guns

great guns is the plural of great gun.

Meaning of great gun

Noun

great gun (plural great guns)

  1. (figuratively) A person of great importance or talent.
    Synonyms:
    bigwig

Adverb

great guns

  1. With great speed or energy; very quickly or energetically.
    • I was on the road, and heard them running 'great guns' over the Old Hall.1899, Thormanby, William Willmott Dixon, Kings of the hunting-field, by 'Thormanby'., page 361
    • The wind was blowing great guns, and although dories are not notorious for their pace we made good time, and covered some ten miles in a short space of time.1904, Charles Robert Eustace Radclyffe, Big Game Shooting in Alaska, page 201

Questions about great guns

What does great guns mean?
Great guns means with great speed or energy; very quickly or energetically.
What is great guns the plural of?
Great guns is the plural of great gun.
What part of speech is great guns?
Great guns is an adverb.

Words near great guns in the dictionary

  1. great grey owls
  2. great grey shrike
  3. great grey shrikes
  4. great gross
  5. great gun
  6. great guns
  7. great hall
  8. great halls
  9. Great Hampden
  10. Great Harrowden
  11. Great Harwood

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