BIG-WIG

Meaning of BIG-WIG in English

( Colloq. ) Person of consequence, high official, great personage.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

BIG WIG — {n.}, {slang} An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank. * /Bill had been a …
Slang English vocab
BIG WIG — {n.} An important or influential person. * /Elmer is a big shot in the State Assembly./ {n.}, {slang} An important …
Словарь английских идиом
BIG WIG — «большая шишка» Например: Ask him for an advice, he is a big gun in his business. - Спроси его совета, …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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
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
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
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WIG — [noun] [C] - a covering of artificial hair worn on the head to hide a lack of hair or to …
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
WIG — n. Manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise, or symbol of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WIG — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG WIG.
Slang English vocab
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
WIG — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blond ▪ Afro , curly ▪ powdered VERB + WIG ▪ have on , sport , wear …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIG — 1)(full-bottomed wig) 2)(tie-wig)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIG — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG WIG.
Словарь английских идиом
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig ≈ надеть парик to take off a wig ≈ снять парик to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIG — wig.ogg 1. wıŋ n 1. 1> парик 2> тупей 3> шутл. волосы, шевелюра 2. разг. должностное лицо в парике ( …
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
WIG — wig сущ.1) парик to put on a wig — надеть парик to take off a wig — снять парик to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIG — 1. [wıŋ] n 1. 1) парик 2) тупей 3) шутл. волосы, шевелюра 2. разг. должностное лицо в парике ( судья …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WIG — 1. wıŋ n 1. 1> парик 2> тупей 3> шутл. волосы, шевелюра 2. разг. должностное лицо в парике ( судья …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig — надеть парик to take off a wig — снять парик to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig — надеть парик to take off a wig — снять парик to wear a wig — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG — I 1. a. 1. большой, крупный - big repair 2. высокий; широкий 3. громкий; big noise а. сильный шум; перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG — _I bɪg 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный; big repair капитальный ремонт 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WIG — wig vi AmE sl She almost wigged last night and now her parents are wise to her Она вчера чуть …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG — big adj infml Frank Sinatra is very big in Las Vegas Фрэнк Синатра пользуется большой популярностью в Лас-Вегасе Soft drinks …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WIG — 1) - full-bottomed wig 2) - tie-wig
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig ≈ надеть парик to take off a wig ≈ снять парик to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Dictionary of English Synonyms

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