mass

mass
I
n.
body of matter

1) a plastic; shapeless; sticky mass

2) a land mass

3) critical mass

4) atomic mass

5) a dense mass (of smoke)

6) (med.) a fixed; hard; irregular; movable; nodular; palpable mass

II
n.
celebration of the Eucharist

1) to celebrate, offer, say (a, the) mass

2) to attend, hear mass

3) high; low; pontifical; requiem; solemn; votive mass

4) a mass for

* * *
[mæs]
hear mass
movable
nodular
palpable mass
pontifical
requiem
say (a, the) mass
shapeless
solemn
sticky mass
votive mass
(med.) a fixed
['body of matter'] a plastic
['celebration of the Eucharist'] to celebrate
a land mass
a mass for
atomic mass
critical mass
to attend
a dense mass (of smoke)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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