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An accumulation or pile of things
“He opened the suitcase and tipped its contents out on the floor of his bedroom, staring for a long time at a mass of books, documents, and fat envelopes.”
A large amount or quantity of something
“By the long-continued application of such efforts on the part of a number of men of vigorous minds and bodies, a mass of knowledge has been collected.”
A large number of people or objects crowded together
“His thoughts were interrupted by a mass of soldiers and at least two carriages driving past.”
The majority of
“It is one thing to create masses of wealth in the hands of a few, and another to consult the general welfare of the mass of the population.”
(the masses) The community or common people in general
“The move has horrified the nation's literati in a country where serious literature is a serious business and popular with the masses.”
The size of an object or body
“More time will be required for the diminished force to react against the ponderous mass of the vessel to restore it to an upright position.”
A large body or lump of matter with no definite shape
“The tumor came back. An ugly mass growing in plain view.”
A person or object's figure or form in general
“Although not huge, he had an air of the gentle giant about him, more in his nature than his physical mass.”
A celebration of the Christian Eucharist
“He celebrated his first Mass in the church where he was baptized and confirmed.”
An intricate or convoluted structure, pattern or arrangement
The state or quality of having a great weight
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion
A thick mass of disordered hair
The common or lower-class of people collectively or as a mass
A complex system of interconnected elements
An indistinct or billowing mass, especially of smoke or dust
The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence
A submerged sandbank visible at low water
Gelatine, or any substance or object having the consistency of jelly or gelatine
A flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported
Any soft doughy mass
A heavy discharge of many things at once
Any weight that is suspended
A rounded protuberance, especially if found on the back of an animal or person
A stone of any size
A small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance
A thin, unbroken layer of something
Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things
“Uncertain as to where to go or what to do, they eventually become part of the mass exodus of refugees fleeing for their very lives.”
(of political activity) Participated in by a large part of the public rather than driven by politicians or political parties
Involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal
Not restrained or held in check
To assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass
“Dark clouds would mass overhead, and there would be an ominous stillness, as if nature was holding its breath.”
To bring or assemble a group of people together
“They expected to mass an army of three hundred thousand men to throw bodily against the invaders and prevent their advance.”
To bring a group together (for a common cause)
“By doing so, they expected to mass an army of three hundred thousand men to throw bodily against the invaders.”
To gather or meet in a common location
“Conditions have changed since those days in the early 1950s, when a crowd would mass to hear his election speeches.”
To fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something
To amass or accumulate something into a mass or heap
To mix or blend together, typically into a single mass or unit
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