Big Island

–adjective

1.	large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity.

2.	of major concern, importance, gravity, or the like: a big problem.

3.	outstanding for a specified quality: a big liar; a big success.

4.	important, as in influence, standing, or wealth: a big man in his field.

5.	grown-up; mature: big enough to know better.

6.	elder: my big sister.

7.	doing business or conducted on a large scale; major in size or importanc e4 e: big government.

8.	consisting of the largest or most influential companies in an industry: Big steel wants to lower prices, but the smaller mills don't.

9.	Informal. known or used widely; popular: Nouvelle cuisine became big in the 1970s.

10.	magnanimous; generous; kindly: big enough to forgive.

11.	boastful; pompous; pretentious; haughty: a big talker.

12.	loud; orotund: a big voice.

13.	(of clothing or a clothing design) made of or distinguished by voluminous fabric that is loosely or softly shaped and fitted: a big shirt; the big look.

14.	(of a wine) having more than average flavor, body, and alcoholic content.

15.	filled; brimming: eyes big with tears.

16.	Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pregnant.

17.	Obsolete. very strong; powerful.

–adverb

18.	Informal. boastfully; pretentiously: to act big; to talk big.

19.	Informal. with great success; successfully: to go over big.

–noun

20.	the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.

—Idioms

21.	be big on, to have a special liking or enthusiasm for: Mother is big on family get-togethers.

22.	big with child. great (def. 23).

–noun

1.	a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.

2.	something resembling an island, esp. in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others.

3.	a raised platform with a counter or other work surface on top situated in the middle area of a room, esp. a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides.

4.	safety island.

5.	a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station.

6.	a clump of woodland in a prairie.

7.	an isolated hill.

8.	Anatomy. an isolated portion of tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue.

9.	Railroads. 3e8 a platform or building between sets of tracks.

–verb (used with object)

10.	to make into an island.

11.	to dot with islands.

12.	to place on an island; isolate.