BIG WHEEL

Meaning of BIG WHEEL in English

noun

slang : a person of consequence or authority : boss , bigwig

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BIG WHEEL — noun Date: 1942 bigwig , big shot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG WHEEL — Informal. an influential or important person: a big wheel in business. [ 1905-10 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG WHEEL — type of amusement ride
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIG WHEEL — Date: 1942 : bigwig , big shot
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — Function: noun Date: 1942 : BIGWIG , BIG SHOT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG WHEEL — ■ noun 1》 a Ferris wheel. 2》 North American term for bigwig .
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG WHEEL — [big wheel] n (1942): bigwig, big shot
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG WHEEL — noun 1. (usually the Big Wheel ) ( BrE ) (also Fer·ris wheel NAmE , BrE ) a large wheel …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG WHEEL — ˌbig ˈwheel BrE AmE noun [countable] British English a machine used in ↑ amusement park s , consisting of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG WHEEL — ( big wheels) A big wheel is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG WHEEL — (~s) A ~ is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which people can ride …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIG WHEEL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A big wheel in local government. ▪ He was a big wheel in Bucharest Securitate, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — Synonyms and related words : BMOC, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence, big boy, big cheese, big gun, big noise, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — {n.}, {informal} An influential or important person who has the power to do things and has connections in high places. …
Slang English vocab
BIG WHEEL — Function: noun Synonyms: NOTABLE 1, big boy, ||big cheese, ||biggie, big gun, ||big noise, big shot, bigwig, chief, VIP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG WHEEL — noun Synonyms: notable 1, big boy, ||big cheese, ||biggie, big gun, ||big noise, big shot, bigwig, chief, VIP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — ➡ fairs
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — {n.}, {informal} An influential or important person who has the power to do things and has connections in high places. …
Словарь английских идиом
BIG WHEEL — (See a big wheel)
English Idioms vocab
BIG WHEEL — See a big wheel
English Idioms vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — n. , informal An influential or important person who has the power to do things and has connections in high …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BIG WHEEL — (американизм) колесо обозрения (американизм) воротила
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG WHEEL — 1. амер. колесо обозрения 2. воротила
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG WHEEL — 1. амер. колесо обозрения 2. воротила
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIG WHEEL — 1. амер. колесо обозрения 2. воротила
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG WHEEL — важная персона, шишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG WHEEL — важная персона, шишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG WHEEL — n AmE sl He was a big wheel with the insurance company for a while — Одно время он занимал важный …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BIG WHEEL — n AmE sl He was a big wheel with the insurance company for a while — Одно время он занимал …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BIG WHEEL — big wheel n AmE sl He was a big wheel with the insurance company for a while Одно время он …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG WHEEL — He was a big wheel with the insurance company for a while — Одно время он занимал важный пост в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BIG WHEEL — (американизм) колесо обозрения (американизм) воротила
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
WHEEL
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
WHEEL
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
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
WHEEL — vi to roll forward. 2. wheel ·noun the burden or refrain of a song. 3. wheel ·noun a turn revolution; …
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
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
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHEEL — / wiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ON / IN VEHICLES 1. [ C ] one of the …
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
WHEEL — I. wheel 1 S2 W3 /wiːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hweogol , hweol ] …
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
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
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
WHEEL — n. & v. n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
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
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1. a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
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
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
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
WHEEL
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
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
WHEEL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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