huge
11huge — mid 12c., apparently aphetic of O.Fr. ahuge, ahoge extremely large, enormous; mighty, powerful, itself of uncertain origin. Expanded form hugeous is attested from early 15c. Related: Hugeness …
12huge — [adj] extremely large behemothic, bulky, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, extensive, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, gross*, humongous, immeasurable, immense, jumbo, leviathan, lusty, magnificent, mammoth, massive, mighty, mondo*,… …
13huge — ► ADJECTIVE (huger, hugest) ▪ extremely large. DERIVATIVES hugely noun hugeness noun. ORIGIN shortening of Old French ahuge, of unknown origin …
14huge — [hyo͞oj, yo͞oj] adj. huger, hugest [ME < OFr ahuge, ahoge, prob. < a, to + hoge, hill < ON haugr: for IE base see HIGH] 1. very large; gigantic; immense 2. very great, important, powerful, extensive, etc. 3. Informal extremely popular,… …
15huge — 01. Last week, a [huge] ship came to San Francisco. It was so big that they could have put the Titanic in one of its storage rooms. 02. The house was being guarded by a [huge] black dog. 03. The Titanic was a [hugely] successful movie, one of the …
16huge — hugely, adv. hugeness, n. /hyoohj/ or, often, /yoohj/, adj., huger, hugest. 1. extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream. 2. of unbounded extent, scope, or character; limitless: the huge genius… …
17huge — [[t]hju͟ːʤ[/t]] ♦♦ huger, hugest 1) ADJ GRADED Something or someone that is huge is extremely large in size. ...a tiny little woman with huge black glasses... Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas which would serve as the… …
18huge — [[t]hyudʒ[/t]] or, often, [[t]yudʒ[/t]] adj. hug•er, hug•est 1) extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or area: a huge ship[/ex] 2) very great: The book was a huge success[/ex] • Etymology: 1225–75; ME huge, hoge < OF ahuge huge′ly, adv.… …
19huge */*/*/ — UK [hjuːdʒ] / US [hjudʒ] adjective Word forms huge : adjective huge comparative huger superlative hugest 1) a) extremely large in size She arrived at the airport carrying two huge suitcases. b) extremely large in number, amount, or degree Many of …
20Hüge — Bernd Dieter Hüge (* 9. Mai 1944 in Königsberg; † 24. Januar 2000) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller aus der DDR. Hüge kam als Kriegsvertriebener nach Schleswig Holstein und besuchte die Schule in Heide. Nach einer Malerlehre und dem Besuch der… …
