Sizes

Something is big if it is many times larger than something else. The ship in the picture is much bigger than the little boat at the front of the picture. The opposite of big is small.

Broad is another word for wide. The man in the picture has a broad chest.

Enormous is another word for huge. The boy in the picture thinks the horse is enormous.

If something is much, much bigger than it should be, it is huge. The picture is of one huge pumpkin among a lot of normal-sized pumpkins.

Little is another word for small.

Something is long if it goes for a considerable way in one direction. Something goes for a long time if it happens for an extended period.

The lizard in the picture has a very long tail.

The opposite of long is short.

Something is massive if it is really, really big. The truck in the picture is massive.

A gap between two things is narrow if the two things are quite close together and there is not a lot of room between them. The street in the picture is very narrow. The opposite of narrow is wide.

Something is short if the highest part of it is much lower than the top of similar things. The woman in the picture is much shorter than the man in the picture. The opposite of short is tall.

Something is tall if the top of it is much higher up than the top of similar things. The person wearing the scarf on the left of the picture is taller than the other person in the picture. The opposite of tall is short.