The Meaning of great

• (superl.) Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
• (superl.) Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
• (superl.) Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
• (superl.) Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
• (superl.) Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
• (superl.) Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
• (superl.) Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
• (superl.) Pregnant; big (with young).
• (superl.) More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
• (superl.) Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.
• (n.) The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.

Synonyms

outstanding , bang-up , bully , corking , cracking , dandy , groovy , keen , neat , nifty , not bad , peachy , slap-up , swell , smashing , capital , majuscule , big , enceinte , expectant , gravid , large , heavy , with child

Homophones

grate

Rhymes

abate , abbreviate , abdicate , abrogate , accelerate , acclimate , accommodate , accumulate , acetate , activate , actuate , adequate , adjudicate , administrate , adulate , adulterate , advocate , affiliate , agglomerate , agglutinate , aggravate , agitate , alienate , alleviate , allocate , alternate , aluminosilicate , amalgamate , ameliorate , amputate , angulate , animate , annihilate , annotate , anticipate , antiquate , appellate , appreciate , appropriate , approximate , arbitrate , arrogate , articulate , asphyxiate , aspirate , assassinate , assimilate , associate , ate , attenuate , authenticate , automate , await , aydt , backdate , bait , bate , beit , belate , berate , bifurcate , blate , boilerplate , breastplate , calculate , calibrate , captivate , carafate , carbohydrate , carbonate , castigate , castrate , cate , celebrate , chait , cheapskate , checkmate , chlorinate , circulate , circumnavigate , classmate , coagulate , cogenerate , cogitate , collaborate , collate , commemorate , commiserate , communicate , commutate , compensate , complicate , concatenate , concentrate , condensate , confederate , confiscate , conflate , congratulate , congregate , conjugate , consecrate , constipate , consummate , contaminate , contemplate , cooperate , coordinate , copulate , correlate , corroborate , corrugate , counterweight , crate , create , crenelate , cross-pollinate , culminate , cultivate , date , deactivate , debate , debilitate , decaffeinate , decapitate , decelerate , decimate , decontaminate , decorate , dedicate , deflate , degenerate , delegate , deliberate , delineate , demodulate , demonstrate , denigrate , denominate , depopulate , deprecate , depreciate , desecrate , desegregate , designate , desolate , deteriorate , determinate , detonate , devaluate , devastate , deviate , dichromate , dictate , differentiate , dilapidate , dilate , discriminate , disinflate , disintegrate , disseminate , dissipate , distillate , domesticate , dominate , donate , downstate , duplicate , educate , effectuate , eight , ejaculate , elaborate , elate , electroplate , elevate , eliminate , elucidate , emaciate , emanate , emancipate , emasculate , emigrate , emirate , emulate , encapsulate , enumerate , enunciate , equate , equivocate , eradicate , escalate , est , estate , estimate , evacuate , evaluate , evaporate , eviscerate , exacerbate , exaggerate , exasperate , excavate , excommunicate , excoriate , exhilarate , exonerate , expatriate , expiate , explicate , expropriate , extenuate , exterminate , extirpate , extortionate , extrapolate , extricate , fabricate , facilitate , fait , fascinate , fate , featherweight , federate , felicitate , fete , fixate , flagellate , floodgate , fluctuate , foliate , formulate , frate , freight , frustrate , fulminate , fumigate , gait , gastrulate , gate , geminate , generate , germinate , gestate , glaciate , glutamate , graduate , grate , gravitate , gyrate , haight , hait , halogenate , hate , heavyweight , hesitate , hibernate , humiliate , hundredweight , hydrate , hydrogenate , hyphenate , illustrate , imitate , immigrate , immolate , impersonate , implicate , impregnate , inactivate , inadequate , incapacitate , incarcerate , incarnate , incinerate , incorporate , incriminate , incubate , inculcate , indicate , inebriate , infatuate , infiltrate , inflate , infuriate , ingratiate , initiate , inmate , innate , innovate , inoculate , inseminate , instantiate , instigate , insubordinate , insulate , integrate , interpolate , interrelate , interrogate , interstate , intimate , intimidate , intoxicate , intrastate , inundate , invalidate , invertebrate , investigate , irate , irradiate , irrigate , irritate , isocyanate , isolate , italianate , judicate , kate , krait , kuwait , lacerate , laminate , lanceolate , late , latinate , legislate , leight , levitate , leyte , liberate , lightweight , liquidate , litigate , locate , lubricate , m-8 , magistrate , magnate , mandate , manipulate , marinate , masturbate , mate , mccreight , mcfate , mediate , medicate , meditate , menstruate , methotrexate , middleweight , migrate , militate , misallocate , misappropriate , miscalculate , misstate , mithridate , mitigate , moderate , motivate , mutate , mutilate , nameplate , narrate , nate , nauseate , navigate , necessitate , negate , negotiate , nitrate , nominate , obfuscate , oblate , obligate , obliterate , obviate , officiate , operate , orchestrate , originate , ornate , oscillate , outdate , overate , overestimate , overrate , overregulate , overstate , overweight , oxygenate , pait , paperweight , participate , pate , penetrate , percolate , perforate , permeate , permutate , perpetrate , perpetuate , plait , plate , playmate , pollinate , polychlorinate , pontificate , populate , postdate , postulate , potentate , prate , precipitate , predate , predicate , predominate , prefabricate , prelate , premeditate , primate , probate , procrastinate , procreate , profligate , prognosticate , proliferate , propagate , prorate , prostate , punctate , punctuate , radiate , rait , rate , reactivate , rebate , recalculate , recapitulate , reciprocate , recreate , recriminate , recuperate , redecorate , rededicate , reeducate , reevaluate , reflate , reformulate , refrigerate , regenerate , regulate , regurgitate , rehabilitate , reincarnate , reincorporate , reinstate , reintegrate , reinvigorate , reiterate , rejuvenate , relate , relegate , remediate , remunerate , renegotiate , renominate , renovate , renunciate , repatriate , replicate , repudiate , reregulate , resonate , restate , resuscitate , retaliate , roommate , rotate , ruminate , salivate , sate , saturate , schoolmate , sedate , segregate , separate , serrate , shipmate , shoemate , shumate , silicate , silverplate , simulate , situate , skate , slate , solid-state , sophisticate , southgate , spate , speculate , speight , stagnate , stalemate , state , stimulate , stipulate , straight , strait , strangulate , subjugate , subordinate , substantiate , substrate , suffocate , sulfate , sulphate , surrogate , syncopate , syndicate , tabulate , tailgate , tait , taite , taitt , tate , teammate , teate , terminate , tesselate , titanate , titillate , tolerate , trait , translate , tri-state , truncate , unaffiliate , unallocate , uncompensate , uncomplicate , underestimate , underrate , understate , underweight , undulate , update , upstate , urinate , vacillate , vegetate , venerate , ventilate , vertebrate , wait , waite , waitt , watergate , wayt , weight , welterweight