'Biggest' definitions:

Definition of 'Biggest'

From: GCIDE
  • Big \Big\ (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.]
  • 1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively. [1913 Webster]
  • [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced. [1913 Webster]
  • To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. [1913 Webster]
  • I talked big to them at first. --De Foe. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross. [1913 Webster] Big

Definition of 'Biggest'

From: GCIDE
  • Biggest \Big"gest\, a., superl. of Big. [1913 Webster]