big gun
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
Example Sentences
- "London, Nov. 1: The big guns opened fire on Paris today at mid-day."
- "The smaller crew was possible because the battleship was stripped of all but her big guns."
- "The USS West Virginia became one of many symbols of American resolve. . . . Her big guns pounded the enemy at the battles of Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa."
- "This has been a great day for the big guns. This does not refer to Prof. Lummis and the other big guns of the Board of Visitors, for every day is a great one for them."
- "Berra Is Big Gun In Yankee Victory"
- "And the administration's big guns — Bush, Cheney, Powell and once-and-current Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — had the clout to make bold and necessary changes."