mass

  • 41mass — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large amount/number of sth VERBS ▪ enormous, great, huge, large, vast ▪ broad ▪ Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population …

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  • 42mass — 01. Doctors discovered a large [mass] in Catriona s right breast during a routine examination, and have scheduled her for immediate surgery. 02. There was a [mass] protest against the government s decision to cut funding for high school music… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 43mass — 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… …

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  • 44mass — I [[t]mæs[/t]] n. 1) a body of coherent matter, usu. of indefinite shape: a mass of dough[/ex] 2) a collection of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body: a mass of sand[/ex] 3) aggregate; whole: People, in the mass,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45mass — I. /mæs / (say mas) noun 1. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough. 2. an aggregation of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body: a mass of sand. 3. a… …

  • 46mass — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin *messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send Date …

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  • 47mass — {{11}}mass (n.1) lump, quantity, size, late 14c., from O.Fr. masse lump, heap, pile; crowd, large amount; ingot, bar (11c.), and directly from L. massa kneaded dough, lump, that which adheres together like dough, probably from Gk. maza barley… …

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  • 48mass — 1 noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT a) (C) a large amount of a substance, liquid, or gas, that does not have a clear shape: The food had all congealed into a sticky mass. (+ of): A mass of almost pure white cloud lay below us. b) a mass of a large amount or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49mass*/*/ — [mæs] noun I 1) [C] a large quantity, number, or amount The police had a mass of evidence.[/ex] a mass of fallen leaves[/ex] 2) [C] a lump or amount of a substance that does not have a clear or definite shape The vegetables had turned into a… …

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  • 50mass — 1. noun /mæs,mæs/ a) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism. And if it were not for theſe Principles the Bodies of the Earth, Planets, Comets, Sun, and all things in them would grow cold and freeze, and become inactive Maſſes ; . b)… …

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