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big guns

big gun
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big guhn]
    • /bɪg gʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big guhn]
    • /bɪg gʌn/

Definitions of big guns words

  • noun big guns an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science. 1
  • noun big guns plural of big gun. 0

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Parts of speech for Big guns

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

big guns popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

big guns usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for big guns

noun big guns

  • ordnance — cannon or artillery.
  • cannon — A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
  • battery — Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as radios and children's toys.
  • force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
  • arms — weapons collectively

Antonyms for big guns

noun big guns

  • worker — a person or thing that works.
  • commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
  • nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.
  • obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
  • unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.

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