Clues for the word "GREAT"

We've had 174 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 305 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on July 23, 2026.

Definition of great

superl. - Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
superl. - Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
superl. - Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
superl. - Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
superl. - Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
superl. - Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
superl. - Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
superl. - Pregnant; big (with young).
superl. - More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
superl. - Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.
n. - The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.