big hair

.big 'hair noun [U] hair in a style that makes a large shape around the head A, )

, big-'headed adj. (informal, disapproving) having a very high opinion of how important and clever you are; too proud big-head noun

, big-' hearted adj. very kind; generous # g. bight /bait/ noun a long curve in a coast W: the

Great Australian Bight AMAffeM#

‘big league noun [NAmE) 1 [C] a group of teams in a professional sport, especially baseball, that play at the highest level AS£M (

) 2 the big league [sing.] (informal) a very successful and important group

@3 W; 6c # : Over the past year, the company has

joined the big league. A A A A , 0r M -* tfL

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'big-league adj. (NAmE) 1 connected with sports teams that are ki a big league A 51 is zft IA (ft 2 very important and successful — $L7jC%-; lH .Big Man on 'Campus noun (abbr. BMOC) (NAmE, informal) a successful popular male student at a college or university tftMXAW} ( )

'big mouth noun (informal) a person who talks a lot, especially about him- or herself, and who cannot keep secrets ^ if A; gAiltWA; A. ►'big

mouthed adj.

,Big 'Muddy noun (US, informal) 1 the Mississippi River ( =£ 'A £$ ) .$? 0 ® tt M 2 a name for Vietnam used especially by US soldiers who fought there A$:flfe ( A

bigot /'bigat/ noun a person who has very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions about race, religion or politics and who will not listen to or accept the opinions of anyone who disagrees (

AA: a religious/racial bigot

big ot ed /'bigatid/ adj. showing strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions and a refusal to change them Ufa f§

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bigotry /'bigatri/ noun [u] the state of feeling, or the act of expressing, strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions i@M; [i#l

the ,big 'screen noun [sing.] the cinema (when contrasted with television) A fH ^; fti l>: The movie

hits the big screen in July. AA0 B l^±

ti^c 0 her first big-screen success ftfe f±. B fj] A fit

the ,big 'smoke noun (BrE, informal) London, or another large city A^iU 'big-ticket adj. [only before noun] (NAmE) costing a lot of money : big-ticket items 0

’big time noun, adv. (informal)

«noun the big time great success in a profession, especially the entertainment business ( A ts ft 9k fj ik^J ) £lA$;?A A£CA^: a bit-part actor who finally made/hit the big time — fv A A AT. 4 M M

— compare small-time

a adv. on a large scale; to a great extent A 0 fife; fltA HjjEftfe: This time they’ve messed up big time! /A" A fife

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,big 'toe noun the largest toe on a person’s foot A Pit

— picture t=> body

,big 'top (usually the big top) noun the large tent in which a circus gives performances ( B? 0 M tB

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.big 'wheel noun 1 (usually the Big Wheel) (BrE) (also Fer-ris wheel NAmE, BrE) a large wheel which stands in a vertical position at an amusement park, with seats hanging at its edge for people to ride in ( )

A$t$£, 0A$£ 2 (NAmE, informal) an important person in a company or an organization 1| A; A A big-wig /'bigwig/ noun (informal) an important person J?A; AAtl: She had to entertain some boring local

bigwigs. MAttAim^fffe-^AW&tlAAt/o bijou /'bi:3u:/ adj. [only before noun] (BrE, sometimes ironic) (of a building or a garden small but