BIG GUN/CHEESE/WHEEL/WIG

Meaning of BIG GUN/CHEESE/WHEEL/WIG in English

an important person, a leader The new director was a big wheel in his previous company but is not so important now.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

WIG — peruque (-ero)
English interlingue dictionary
WIG — Manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise, or symbol of office, …
Английский словарь Британика
GUN — I Weapon consisting essentially of a metal tube from which a missile or projectile is shot by the force of …
Английский словарь Британика
CHEESE — Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, it …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
WIG — I. ˈwig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wigge, from Middle Low German, wedge, wedge-shaped cake; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEEL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUN — I. ˈgən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gonne, gunne, probably irregular from Gonnilda, Gunnilda, Gunilda, feminine proper name …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIG — — wigless , adj. — wiglike , adj. /wig/ , n. , v. , wigged, wigging . n. 1. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEEL
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUN — gun 1 — gunless , adj. /gun/ , n. , v. , gunned, gunning . n. 1. a weapon consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEESE — cheese 1 /cheez/ , n. , v. , cheesed, cheesing . n. 1. the curd of milk separated from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEEL — I. ˈhwēl, ˈwēl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIG — noun a kind of raised seedcake. 2. wig ·noun an old seal; so called by fishermen. 3. wig ·vt …
Webster English vocab
WHEEL — vi to roll forward. 2. wheel ·noun the burden or refrain of a song. 3. wheel ·noun a turn revolution; …
Webster English vocab
CHEESE — noun a mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese. 2. cheese ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
WIG — [wig] n [short for periwig] (1675) 1 a: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEESE — [cheese] n, often attrib [ME chese, fr. OE cese, fr. L caseus cheese] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a food consisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIG — manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise, or symbol of office, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHEESE — nutritious food consisting primarily of the curd, the semisolid substance formed when milk curdles, or coagulates. Curdling occurs naturally if …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIG — wig BrE AmE wɪɡ ▷ wigged wɪɡd ▷ wigging/s ˈwɪɡ ɪŋ/z ▷ wigs wɪɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIG — / wɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a piece of artificial hair that is worn on the head, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEEL — / wiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ON / IN VEHICLES 1. [ C ] one of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUN — / gʌn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a weapon that is used for firing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — / tʃiːz; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a type of food made from milk that can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIG — I. wig 1 /wɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: periwig type of wig (16-21 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHEEL — I. wheel 1 S2 W3 /wiːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hweogol , hweol ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUN — I. gun 1 S2 W2 /ɡʌn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Gunnilda , a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEESE — cheese S2 W3 /tʃiːz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cese ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIG — v.tr. (wigged, wigging) colloq. rebuke sharply; rate. [app. f. WIG(1) in sl. or colloq. sense 'rebuke' (19th c.)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUN — n. & v. --n. 1 any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEESE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIG — v.tr. (wigged, wigging) colloq. rebuke sharply; rate. [ app. f. WIG(1) in sl. or colloq. sense 'rebuke' (19th c.) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHEEL — n. & v. n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUN — n. & v. n. 1 any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEESE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIG — 1. n. an artificial head of hair esp. to conceal baldness or as a disguise, or worn by a judge …
Oxford English vocab
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1. a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Oxford English vocab
GUN — n. & v. --n. 1. any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand …
Oxford English vocab
CHEESE
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
WIG — ( wigs) A wig is a covering of false hair which you wear on your head, for example because you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEEL — ( wheels, wheeling, wheeled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The wheels …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUN — ( guns, gunning, gunned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A gun …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — ( cheeses) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cheese is a solid …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ He doesn't wear a curly black wig - by the end Byron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHEEL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gun permit ▪ More than 300,000 civilians, in a country of 6 million, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEESE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as different as chalk and cheese ▪ The two brothers are as different as chalk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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