Definition of great

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Great (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..

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Samson :: Samson (n.) An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength..
Salvation :: Salvation (n.) The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity..
Astrolabe :: Astrolabe (n.) A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere..
Quiz :: Quiz (n.) One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz..
Whitebait :: Whitebait (n.) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put together like a pipe..
Uttermost :: Uttermost (n.) The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent.
Gore :: Gore (v.) A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc., sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at a particular part..
Hamstring :: Hamstring (n.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh..
Surplus :: Surplus (n.) Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government..
Canon Bone :: Canon bone () The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse..
Tender-hefted :: Tender-hefted (a.) Having great tenderness; easily moved.
Deluge :: Deluge (n.) Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction..
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness..
Most :: Most (a.) Highest in rank; greatest.
Surge :: Surge (n.) A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind..
Trisplanchnic :: Trisplanchnic (a.) Of or pertaining to the three great splanchnic cavities, namely, that of the head, the chest, and the abdomen; -- applied to the sympathetic nervous system..
Master :: Master (n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art..
Bear :: Bear (n.) One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor..
Empire :: Empire (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire..
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