mass
/mas/
noun
- a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape."a mass of curly hair"synonyms: pile, heap, stack, clump, cloud, bunch, bundle, lump, concentration, conglomeration, accumulation, aggregation, concretion, accretion, assemblage, collection, stockpile, buildup, amassment
- a large number of people or objects crowded together."a mass of cyclists"synonyms: large number, abundance, profusion, multitude, group, crowd, mob, rabble, horde, barrage, throng, huddle, host, troop, army, herd, flock, drove, swarm, pack, press, crush, mountain, flood
- the majority of."the great mass of the population had little interest in the project"synonyms: majority, larger part/number, greater part/number, best/better part, major part, most, bulk, main body, preponderance, almost all, lion's share
- the quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field."stellar objects of intermediate mass"
adjective
relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things.
"the movie has mass appeal"
synonyms: wholesale, universal, widespread, general, large-scale, extensive, pandemic
verb
assemble or cause to assemble into a mass or as one body.
"both countries began massing troops in the region"
synonyms: accumulate, assemble, amass, collect, gather, gather together, draw together, join together, marshal, muster, round up, mobilize, rally
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3 days ago · mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind. a mass of boulders.
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noun. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough. Medicine/Medical, Pathology. an abnormal lump in ...
mass verb [I/T] (CREATE LARGE AMOUNT). to come or bring together in large numbers: [ I ] The crowd massed around the entrance to the exhibition.