majors
n.
(Sports) major leagues
major
n.
military rank above captain and below colonel; adult, one who has reached legal majority; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student; major key (Music); major scale (Music)
v.
specialize in a certain field of study
Majors
majors
Noun
1. the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
(synonym) major league, big league
(hypernym) league, conference
(member-meronym) major-league team, major-league club
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
major
Noun
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
(hypernym) commissioned military officer
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
(hypernym) student, pupil, educatee
3. the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"
(hypernym) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge
Verb
1. have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"
(hypernym) study
Adjective
1. of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
(antonym) minor
(similar) great, outstanding
2. greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
(antonym) minor
3. greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
(antonym) minor
(similar) better
(attribute) majority, bulk
4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"
(antonym) minor
5. of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"
(antonym) minor
(classification) music
6. of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"
(antonym) minor
7. of full legal age; "major children"
(antonym) minor, nonaged, underage
(classification) law, jurisprudence
8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"
(synonym) major(ip)
(similar) senior
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Major (der)
n.
major, Maj., military rank above captain and below colonel
major (m)
n.
major, military rank above captain and below colonel