n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

n. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

n. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

n. any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"

n. a definite quantity expressing "one"

adj. relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope"

adj. inconceivably large

n. an administrative unit in government or business

n. army unit smaller than a division

n. an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

n. a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"

n. archaic terms for army

n. army unit smaller than a division

n. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

n. a small unit of troops of special composition

n. an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

n. a smallest army unit

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

n. a business that serves other businesses

n. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"

n. a unit of military aircraft

n. a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

n. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"

adj. fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"

adj. unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"

adj. large or big relative to something else

adj. highest in quality

adj. somewhat large

adj. being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"

adj. of large size for its weight

adj. large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"

adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree

adj. inconceivably extended in space or time

adj. of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"

adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"

adj. unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"

adj. relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"

adj. of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"

adj. (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"

adj. extra large; "a king-size bed"

adj. constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"

adj. being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture"

adj. very large in scale or scope or capability

adj. very large; appropriate to the size of a man; "a man-sized piece of cake"

adj. imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"

adj. abnormally large

adj. like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"

adj. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge

adj. larger than normal for its kind

adj. excessively large

adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"

adj. (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed"

adj. allowing ample room for ranging

adj. very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

adj. extremely large; "another super skyscraper"

adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

adj. of great force or power

adj. large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"

n. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

n. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"