See bigwig on Wiktionary
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"word": "king of the hill"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "kingpin"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "macher"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "mayor"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "muckamuck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "muckety muck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"usually"
],
"word": "mugwump"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "numero uno"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "panjandrum"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "poobah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "rooster"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "somebody"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "top banana"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "top boy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "top cat"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "top dog"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "top gun"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "very important person"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "VIP"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:important person",
"word": "wheel"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "bĭgʹwĭg"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/"
},
{
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪɡ"
}
],
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "velké zvíře"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "papaláš"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "hoge ome"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "bobo"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"Belgium",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dikkop"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kopstuk"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "grandulo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "suur nina"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "tähtis tegelane"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "pamppu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "napamies"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "silmäätekevä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "kiho"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "grosse légume"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "huile"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gros bonnet"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bonze"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "grosse pointure"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hohes Tier"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Persönlichkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bonze"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Großkopferter"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "ish hashuv meod",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "איש חשוב מאוד"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "kakap"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boc mór"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barbassoro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pataffione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pallone gonfiato"
},
{
"alt": "おおもの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "ōmono",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"word": "大物"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "čauš",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чауш"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gruba ryba"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "szycha"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "VIP"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "big fir-cone",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bolʹšaja šíška",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"translation": "big fir-cone",
"word": "большая ши́шка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "important bird",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "važnaja ptíca",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"translation": "important bird",
"word": "важная пти́ца"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pez gordo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mandamás"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine"
],
"word": "jefazo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "höjdare"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "A person of importance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pwysigyn"
}
],
"word": "bigwig"
}
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