| Main Entry: | big picture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entire perspective |
Synonyms: |
approach, attack, broad view, essence, idea, master plan, overall view, picture, plan of attack |
| Main Entry: | comprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inclusive |
Synonyms: |
absolute, across the board, all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, compendious, complete, comprising, containing, discursive, encircling, encyclopedic, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, far-reaching, full, general, global, in depth, infinite, lock stock and barrel, of great scope, overall, sweeping, synoptic, the big picture, the whole shebang, the works, thorough, umbrella, wall-to-wall, whole, wide, widespread |
Antonyms: |
exclusive, incomprehensive, particular, selective, specific |
| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intention |
Synonyms: |
action, aim, angle, animus, big picture, brainchild, child*, conation, conspiracy, deliberation, end, enterprise, game plan, gimmick, goal, intendment, intrigue, lay of the land, machination, meaning, notion, object, objective, picture, pitch, plan, play, plot, point, project, proposition, purport, purpose, recipe, reflection, scenario, scene, schema, scheme, setup, story, target, thinking, thought, trick, undertaking, view, volition, what's cooking, will |
| Main Entry: | diagram |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing, sketch of form or plan |
Synonyms: |
big picture, blueprint, chart, description, design, draft, figure, floor plan, game, game plan, ground plan, layout, outline, perspective, representation, rough draft |
| Main Entry: | plan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scheme, design, way of doing things |
Synonyms: |
aim, angle, animus, arrangement, big picture, contrivance, course of action, deal, device, disposition, expedient, game plan, gimmick, ground plan, idea, intent, intention, layout, machination, meaning, means, method, orderliness, outline, pattern, picture, platform, plot, policy, procedure, program, project, projection, proposal, proposition, purpose, scenario, stratagem, strategy, suggestion, system, tactics, treatment, trick, undertaking |
| Notes: | an elevation is a two-dimensional scale drawing of something as if one were viewing it from one side; a section is a two-dimensional scale drawing of one part or detail of an object or structure; and a plan is a two-dimensional scale drawing showing the view of an object or structure as if one were looking down on it from above |
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total made up of parts |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, aggregation, all, amount, assemblage, assembly, being, big picture, body, bulk, coherence, collectivity, combination, complex, ensemble, entirety, entity, everything, fullness, gross, hook line and sinker, integral, jackpot, linkage, lock stock and barrel, lot, lump, oneness, organism, organization, piece, quantity, quantum, result, sum, sum total, summation, supply, system, the works, totality, unit, unity, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole shebang |
Antonyms: |
part |
| Main Entry: | ball game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | how things stand |
Synonyms: |
big picture, full particulars, ins and outs, lay of the land, the score, whole picture |
| Main Entry: | master plan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detailed plan |
Synonyms: |
approach, big picture, blueprint, five-year plan, map, plan, plan of attack, prototype, schedule, scheme |
| Main Entry: | plan |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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| Concept: | Whole. [Principal part] |
| Category: | 4. CONCRETE QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
whole, totality, integrity; totalness; entirety, ensemble, collectiveness; unity; completeness; indivisibility, indiscerptibility; integration, embodiment; integer., all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, "be all and end all"; complex, complexus; lock stock and barrel., bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages; trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton, greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part; essential part (importance); lion's share, Benjamin's mess; the long and the short; nearly, all, almost all.
-verbs
form a whole, constitute a whole; integrate, embody, amass; aggregate (assemble); amount to, come to.
-adjectives
whole, total, integral, entire; complete; one, individual., unbroken, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn; seamless; undiminished; undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised., indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible., wholesale, sweeping; comprehensive.
-adverbs
wholly, altogether; totally (completely); entirely, all, all in all, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch; substantially.
-phrases
tout bien ou rien.
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Antonyms: |
part |
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