Phrase Hound found 766 phrases and 63 compound words that contain great. The most common are listed below. Open great in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 766
- great dealLarge number, amount, or extent; profusion.
- Great GameThe strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia, mainly during the 19th century.
- great powerA state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale.
- great-grandfatherThe father of one's grandparent.
- great jobwell done; congratulations! (a praise for someone's efforts, possibly to a higher degree than good job!)
- Great MediaThe larger, southern portion of ancient Media following the latter’s partition by the Macedonians, the smaller northern portion being Atropatian Media, also known as Atropatia or Atropatene.
- Great Way
- Great BritainA large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.
- Great WarEpithet for World War I.
- Great RussianOf or pertaining to Great Russia.
- Great Value
- Great WallEllipsis of Great Wall of China.
- Great HoursA particularly solemn celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church, occurring thrice a year: on the Eve of the Nativity, the Eve of Theophany, and Great Friday.
- Great Idea
- Great ChurchThe orthodox Christian church of antiquity, after 380 CE the established church of the Roman Empire, especially as distinct from smaller Christian movements or heresies.
- Great SocietyA series of programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson to eliminate poverty in the United States.
- Great LakesA group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
- Great Day
- Great Work
- Great CommissionThe instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples that they spread his teachings to all the nations of the world.
- Great Things
- great houseA large, luxurious house or mansion, with a sizeable indoor and outdoor staff; especially of properties in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United Kingdom and United States.
- great-great-grandfatherThe father of someone's great-grandparent.
- Great NorthAlaska.
- Great ReplacementA white nationalist conspiracy theory claiming the gradual demographic and cultural replacement of white European populations, by non-European peoples, who are deliberately assisted by elites.
Compound words 63
- greatlyTo a great extent or degree.
- greatnessThe state, condition, or quality of being great
- greatswordAny large(er) sword, often with the idea of hewing rather than thrusting.
- overgreatExcessively great.
- gruncleA great-uncle.
- greathammerA gigantic (combat) hammer; a particularly large or powerful hammer.
- GreatheadA surname transferred from the nickname.
- grauntieA great-aunt.
- greatsomeCharacterised or by size or greatness; huge
- grunkleAlternative form of gruncle: A great-uncle.