DIRTY GREAT / BIG

Meaning of DIRTY GREAT / BIG in English

( BrE , informal ) used to emphasize how large sth is :

When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
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
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRTY
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
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRTY — — dirtily , adv. — dirtiness , n. /derr"tee/ , adj., dirtier, dirtiest , v. , dirtied, dirtying , adv. …
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
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIRTY — I. ˈdər-tē adjective ( dirt·i·er ; -est ) Date: 14th century 1. a. : not clean or pure dirty clothes …
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
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
DIRTY — superl sullied; clouded; applied to color. 2. dirty ·superl sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather. 3. dirty ·superl sordid; …
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BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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DIRTY — [dirty] adj dirt.i.er ; -est (14c) 1 a: not clean or pure "~ clothes" b: likely to befoul or defile …
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
DIRTY — dirt|y BrE AmE ˈdɜːt |i AmE ˈdɝːt̬ |i ▷ dirt|ied id ▷ dirt|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ dirt|ies …
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
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRTY
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
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIRTY
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
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIRTY — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (dirtier, dirtiest) 1 soiled, unclean. 2 causing one to become dirty (a dirty job). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIRTY — adj., adv., & v. adj. (dirtier, dirtiest) 1 soiled, unclean. 2 causing one to become dirty (a dirty job). 3 …
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
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
DIRTY — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (dirtier, dirtiest) 1. soiled, unclean. 2 causing one to become dirty (a dirty job). 3 …
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
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRTY
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 …
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRTY
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
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
DIRTY — [adverb] [not gradable](figurative informal) Dez likes football but he plays dirty (= unfairly).(UK and ANZ slang) Dirty great/big means extremely …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRTY
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRTY — adj. 25B6; adjective a dirty sweatshirt 007C; dirty water : SOILED, grimy, grubby, filthy, mucky, stained, unwashed, greasy, smeared, smeary, …
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BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
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GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DIRTY — adj. 1 foul, unclean, befouled, soiled, begrimed, sooty, grimy, filthy, mucky, besmeared, besmirched, befouled, polluted, squalid, sullied, stained, spotted, smudged, …
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BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
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GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
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DIRTY — 1. прил. 1) а) грязный, запачканный Syn : filthy, foul, sordid, squalid, unclean, soiled, muddy, miry, filthy, sordid Ant : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIRTY — dirty.ogg 1. ʹdɜ:tı a 1. 1> грязный, нечистый; испачканный, замаранный dirty hands street - грязные руки -ая улица dirty task …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great прил.1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) - great blot - great masses of population - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GREAT — 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. последний …
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