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in an advanced stage of pregnancy
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adjective
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
“was big with child”
adjective
having broad power and range and scope
“taking the large view”
adjective
conspicuous in position or importance
“a big figure in the movement”
adjective
generous and understanding and tolerant
“a heart big enough to hold no grudges”
adjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a large city”
adjective
ostentatiously lofty in style
“a man given to large talk”
adjective
fairly large or important in effect; influential
“played a large role in the negotiations”
adverb
in a boastful manner
“he talked big all evening”
adverb
with the wind abaft the beam
“a ship sailing large”
adverb
at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
noun
a garment size for a large person
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was big with child
was great with child
taking the large view
a large effect
a large sympathy
a big figure in the movement
big man on campus
he's very large in financial circles
a prominent citizen
a heart big enough to hold no grudges
that's very big of you to be so forgiving
a large and generous spirit
a large heart
magnanimous toward his enemies
a large city
set out for the big city
a large sum
a big (or large) barn
a large family
a man given to large talk
tumid political prose
played a large role in the negotiations
he talked big all evening
a ship sailing large
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