Mass

noun

/mæs/

Word Frequency: 78.0

Definitions

1.noun(physical) Matter, material.

2.nounA large quantity; a sum.

3.verbTo form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

4.verbTo have a certain mass.

"I mass 70 kilograms."

5.adjectiveInvolving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.

"There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past."

6.adjectiveInvolving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

"Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse."

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