Heavy vs. Big
Heavyadjective
(of a physical object) Having great weight.
Heavyadjective
(of a topic) Serious, somber.
Heavyadjective
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
Heavyadjective
Good.
Heavyadjective
Profound.
Heavyadjective
(of a rate of flow) High, great.
Heavyadjective
(slang) Armed.
Heavyadjective
(music) Louder, more distorted.
Heavyadjective
(of weather) Hot and humid.
Heavyadjective
(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
Heavyadjective
(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
Heavyadjective
Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
Heavyadjective
Laden to a great extent.
Heavyadjective
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
Heavyadjective
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
Heavyadjective
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
Heavyadjective
Not raised or leavened.
Heavyadjective
Having much body or strength; said of wines or spirits.
Heavyadjective
(obsolete) With child; pregnant.
Heavyadjective
(physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one
Heavyadjective
Having the heaves.
Heavyadverb
heavily
Heavyadverb
very
Heavynoun
A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
Heavynoun
(slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
Heavynoun
(aviation) A large multi-engined aircraft.
Heavyverb
(often with "up") To make heavier.
Heavyverb
To sadden.
Heavyverb
To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.
Heavyadjective
Having the heaves.
Heavyadjective
Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.
Heavyadjective
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
Heavyadjective
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment.
Heavyadjective
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.
Heavyadjective
Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.
Heavyadjective
Loud; deep; - said of sound; as, heavy thunder.
Heavyadjective
Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; - said of the sky.
Heavyadjective
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; - said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.
Heavyadjective
Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.
Heavyadjective
Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; - said of food.
Heavyadjective
Having much body or strength; - said of wines, or other liquors.
Heavyadjective
With child; pregnant.
Heavyadverb
Heavily; - sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.
Heavyverb
To make heavy.
Heavynoun
an actor who plays villainous roles
Heavynoun
a serious (or tragic) role in a play
Heavyadjective
of comparatively great physical weight or density;
Heavyadjective
unusually great in degree or quantity or number;
Heavyadjective
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment;
Heavyadjective
having or suggesting a viscous consistency;
Heavyadjective
wide from side to side;
Heavyadjective
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness;
Heavyadjective
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Heavyadjective
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained;
Heavyadjective
darkened by clouds;
Heavyadjective
of great intensity or power or force;
Heavyadjective
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight;
Heavyadjective
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain;
Heavyadjective
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter;
Heavyadjective
made of fabric having considerable thickness;
Heavyadjective
of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;
Heavyadjective
prodigious;
Heavyadjective
used of syllables or musical beats
Heavyadjective
full and loud and deep;
Heavyadjective
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;
Heavyadjective
slow and laborious because of weight;
Heavyadjective
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work;
Heavyadjective
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal;
Heavyadjective
sharply inclined;
Heavyadjective
full of; bearing great weight;
Heavyadjective
requiring or showing effort;
Heavyadjective
characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
Heavyadjective
lacking lightness or liveliness;
Heavyadjective
(of sleep) deep and complete;
Heavyadjective
in an advanced stage of pregnancy;
Heavyadverb
slowly as if burdened by much weight;
Heavyadjective
of great weight; difficult to lift or move
Heavyadjective
used in questions about weight
Heavyadjective
(of a class of thing) above the average weight; large of its kind
Heavyadjective
weighed down; full of something
Heavyadjective
(of a person's head or eyes) feeling weighed down by weariness
Heavyadjective
of great density; thick or substantial
Heavyadjective
not delicate or graceful; coarse
Heavyadjective
(of food) hard to digest; too filling.
Heavyadjective
(of ground or soil) muddy or full of clay.
Heavyadjective
(of a smell) very strong; overpowering
Heavyadjective
(of the sky) full of dark clouds; oppressive
Heavyadjective
of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass.
Heavyadjective
of more than the usual size, amount, or intensity
Heavyadjective
using a lot of
Heavyadjective
doing something more, or more deeply, than usual
Heavyadjective
striking or falling with force
Heavyadjective
(of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm.
Heavyadjective
needing much physical effort
Heavyadjective
moving slowly or with difficulty
Heavyadjective
very important or serious
Heavyadjective
(of a literary work) overly serious or difficult.
Heavyadjective
mentally oppressive; hard to endure
Heavyadjective
feeling or expressing sadness
Heavyadjective
serious or difficult to deal with
Heavyadjective
(of a person) strict or harsh
Heavyadjective
excellent (used as a general term of approval).
Heavynoun
a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.
Heavynoun
a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection
Heavynoun
serious newspapers
Heavynoun
an important person
Heavynoun
strong beer, especially bitter
Heavyadverb
heavily
Bigadjective
Of great size, large.
Bigadjective
(of an industry or other field) Thought to have undue influence.
Bigadjective
Popular.
Bigadjective
(informal) Adult.
Bigadjective
(informal) Fat.
Bigadjective
(informal) Important or significant.
Bigadjective
Enthusiastic (about).
Bigadjective
of (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
Bigadjective
(informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Bigadjective
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
Bigadjective
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
Bigadjective
(of a city) populous
Bigadverb
In a loud manner.
Bigadverb
In a boasting manner.
Bigadverb
In a large amount or to a large extent.
Bigadverb
On a large scale, expansively.
Bigadverb
Hard.
Bignoun
Someone or something that is large in stature
Bignoun
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
Bignoun
(as plural) The big leagues, big time.
Bignoun
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
Bigverb
(transitive) To praise, recommend, or promote.
Bigverb
to inhabit; occupy
Bigverb
to locate oneself
Bigverb
to build; erect; fashion
Bigverb
to dwell; have a dwelling
Bigadjective
Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
Bigadjective
Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; - often figuratively.
Bigadjective
Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
Bignoun
Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
Bigverb
To build.
Bigadjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
Bigadjective
significant;
Bigadjective
of very great significance;
Bigadjective
conspicuous in position or importance;
Bigadjective
very intense;
Bigadjective
loud and firm;
Bigadjective
prodigious;
Bigadjective
(of animals) fully developed;
Bigadjective
marked by intense physical force;
Bigadjective
feeling self-importance;
Bigadjective
older brother or sister;
Bigadjective
exhibiting self-importance;
Bigadjective
generous and understanding and tolerant;
Bigadjective
given or giving freely;
Bigadjective
in an advanced stage of pregnancy;
Bigadverb
extremely well;
Bigadverb
in a boastful manner;
Bigadverb
on a grand scale;
Bigadverb
in a major way;
Bigadjective
of considerable size or extent
Bigadjective
larger than other items of the same kind
Bigadjective
grown-up
Bigadjective
elder
Bigadjective
on an ambitiously large scale
Bigadjective
doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale
Bigadjective
showing great enthusiasm
Bigadjective
of considerable importance or seriousness
Bigadjective
very popular or successful
Bigadjective
holding an important position or playing an influential role
Bigadjective
generous
Bigverb
praise or recommend something highly
Bignoun
the major league in a professional sport
