The difference between Big and Minute
When used as nouns, big means someone or something that is large in stature, whereas minute means a unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
When used as verbs, big means to praise, recommend, or promote, whereas minute means of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
When used as adjectives, big means of great size, large, whereas minute means very small.
Big is also adverb with the meaning: in a loud manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Big and Minute
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Big as an adjective:
Of great size, large.
Examples:
"Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot."
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Big as an adjective (of an industry or other field):
Thought to have undue influence.
Examples:
"There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma."
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Big as an adjective:
Popular.
Examples:
"That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers."
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Big as an adjective (informal):
Adult.
Examples:
"Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen."
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Big as an adjective (informal):
Fat.
Examples:
"Gosh, she is big!"
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Big as an adjective (informal):
Important or significant.
Examples:
"What's so big about that? I do it all the time."
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Big as an adjective (informal, with ''on''):
Enthusiastic (about).
Examples:
"I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you."
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Big as an adjective (informal):
Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
Examples:
"That's very big of you, thank you!"
"I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself."
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Big as an adjective (informal):
Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Examples:
"Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty."
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Big as an adjective (sometimes, figurative):
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
Examples:
"She was big with child."
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Big as an adjective (informal):
Examples:
"You are a big liar.  Why are you in such a big hurry?"
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Big as an adjective (of a city):
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Big as an adjective (informal, slang, of somebody's age):
old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
Examples:
"Imagine still watching Pokemon at your big age."
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Big as an adverb:
In a loud manner.
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Big as an adverb:
In a boasting manner.
Examples:
"He's always talking big, but he never delivers."
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Big as an adverb:
In a large amount or to a large extent.
Examples:
"He won big betting on the croquet championship."
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Big as an adverb:
On a large scale, expansively.
Examples:
"You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing."
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Big as an adverb:
Hard.
Examples:
"He hit him big and the guy just crumpled."
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Big as a noun:
Someone or something that is large in stature
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Big as a noun:
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
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Big as a noun (as plural):
The big leagues, big time.
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Big as a noun (BDSM, slang):
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Big as a verb (transitive):
To praise, recommend, or promote.
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Big as a verb (transitive, archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
to inhabit; occupy
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Big as a verb (reflexive, archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
to locate oneself
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Big as a verb (transitive, archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
to build; erect; fashion
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Big as a verb (intransitive, archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
to dwell; have a dwelling
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Big as a noun:
One or more kinds of barley, especially .
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Minute as a noun:
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
Examples:
"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."
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Minute as a noun (informal):
A short but unspecified time period.
Examples:
"Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"
"synonyms: instant jiffy mo moment sec second tic"
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Minute as a noun:
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
Examples:
"We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc."
"synonyms: minute of arc"
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Minute as a noun (chiefly in the plural, [[minutes]]):
A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
Examples:
"Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting."
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Minute as a noun:
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
Examples:
"If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes."
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Minute as a noun:
A point in time; a moment.
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Minute as a noun:
A nautical or a geographic mile.
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Minute as a noun:
An old coin, a half farthing.
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Minute as a noun (obsolete):
A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.
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Minute as a noun (architecture):
A fixed part of a module.
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Minute as a noun (slang, US, Canada, dialectal):
A while or a long unspecified period of time
Examples:
"Oh, I ain't heard that song in a minute!"
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Minute as a verb (transitive):
Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
Examples:
"I’ll minute this evening’s meeting."
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Minute as a verb:
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
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Minute as an adjective:
Very small.
Examples:
"They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing."
"synonyms: infinitesimainsignificant minuscule tiny trace"
"ant big enormous colossahuge significant tremendous vast"
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Minute as an adjective:
Very careful and exact, giving small details.
Examples:
"The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination."
"synonyms: exact exacting excruciating precise scrupulous"