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1. | [ noun ] the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field | |
Related terms: | fundamental_measure physical_property molecular_weight atomic_mass bulk relativistic_mass gravitational_mass atomic_weight inertial_mass critical_mass mass_energy mass_defect rest_mass biomass | |
2. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
Synonyms: | lot good_deal great_deal pile plenty heap sight deal whole_lot mint flock quite_a_little raft pot slew stack mickle mess wad spate peck tidy_sum muckle hatful whole_slew batch | |
Examples: | : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" |
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Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
3. | [ noun ] an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) | |
Related terms: | collection shock logjam | |
4. | [ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,writing) the celebration of the Eucharist (in the Roman Catholic Church and some Protestant Churches) | |
Related terms: | prayer religious_ceremony Requiem High_Mass Low_Mass Roman_Catholic Protestant_Church | |
5. | [ adjective ] occurring widely (as to many people) | |
Synonyms: | large-scale | |
Examples: | "mass destruction" |
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Related terms: | general | |
6. | [ noun ] a body of matter without definite shape | |
Examples: | "a huge ice mass" |
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Related terms: | body pulp coprolith | |
7. | [ noun ] the common people generally | |
Synonyms: | people masses hoi_polloi multitude | |
Examples: | "separate the warriors from the mass" "power to the people" |
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Related terms: | group audience laity following dwell | |
8. | [ verb ] join together into a mass; collect or form a mass; of crowds of people | |
Examples: | "Crowds were massing outside the palace" |
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Related terms: | crowd press | |
9. | [ noun ] the property of something that is great in magnitude | |
Synonyms: | volume bulk | |
Examples: | "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk" "he received a mass of correspondence" "the volume of exports" |
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Related terms: | magnitude dollar_volume | |
10. | [ adjective ] gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole | |
Synonyms: | aggregate aggregative | |
Examples: | "the aggregate amount of indebtedness" |
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Related terms: | collective | |
11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18100 | |
12. | [ adjective ] gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole | |
Synonyms: | aggregate aggregative aggregated | |
Examples: | "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year" "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" |
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Related terms: | collective | |
13. | [ noun ] (music,Roman Catholic,fine art) a musical setting for a Mass | |
Examples: | "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven" |
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Related terms: | religious_music Requiem High_Mass | |
Similar spelling: |
Massi Masse Massa Mas Massie Massey Masi Mais mays Maes Masa Maus Maas mash mask Massiah massawa Maese Maish Mashi Masai Maske Mayes Mayse Maass mashie masque Mascio Mascia Maisie Maisha Maisch Max mak Mac mag Mach mace Mack Maco Macy Maez mazy Magi Maja make Maki mako Mauk maxi Maza Maze Magh Maag |