Definitions
How to pronounce great:
Great - as a noun
A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
Example: "He is one of the greats of american music"
Great - as an adjective satellite
Relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
Example: "A great juicy steak"
Of major significance or importance
Example: "A great work of art"
Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
Example: "A great crisis"
Excellent
Example: "He did a bully job"
In an advanced stage of pregnancy
Example: "Was big with child"
Great - as an adjective
Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
Example: "A great storm is approaching our shores."
Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
Example: "The great auk"
(qualifying nouns of family relationship) involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see derived terms]
Example: "Great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather"
(followed by 'with') pregnant; large with young; full of.
Example: "Great with child"
(except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') intimate; familiar.
Extreme or more than usual.
Example: "Great worry"
Of significant importance or consequence; important.
Example: "A great decision"
(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
Example: "A great deed"
Impressive or striking.
Example: "A great show of wealth"
Much in use; favoured.
Example: "Poetry was a great convention of the romantic era."
(applied to persons) endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
Example: "A great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc."
Title referring to an important leader.
Example: "Alexander the great"
Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
Example: "He's not a great one for reading."
(often followed by 'at') skilful or adroit.
Example: "You are great at singing."
Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).
Example: "Dinner was great."
Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
Example: "Great scott!"
Great - as an adverb
Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).
Example: "Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened."
Great - as an interjection
Expression of gladness and content about something.
Example: "Great! thanks for the wonderful work."
Sarcastic inversion thereof.
Example: "Oh, great! i just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now i have to put them back in order."
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Word Game Points
GREAT has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.
GREAT has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.
GREAT has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.
