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Bulk

/bʌlk/

Size, specifically, volume.

📖 Definitions of "Bulk"

noun
  1. 1

    Size, specifically, volume.

  2. 2

    Any huge body or structure.

  3. 3

    The major part of something.

    "I understood the bulk of what you were saying, just one of two points I need to hear again."

  4. 4

    Dietary fibre.

verb
  1. 1

    To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent.

  2. 2

    To grow in size; to swell or expand.

  3. 3

    To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc.

  4. 4

    To put or hold in bulk.

adjective
  1. 1

    Being large in size, mass or volume (of goods, etc.)

  2. 2

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🔄 Synonyms of "Bulk"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
bulgenounAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
massnoun(physical) Matter, material.
volumenounA three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
majoritynounMore than half (50%) of some group.

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WordDefinition
minoritynounAny subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.

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WordDefinition
bulgenounAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
massnoun(physical) Matter, material.
majoritynounMore than half (50%) of some group.
wholesalenoun(business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
volumenounA three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
bulkyBeing large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
heavynoun(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
heftnoun(uncountable) The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
voluminousOf great volume, or bulk; large.
thicknounThe thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
massivenounVery large in size or extent.
bignounSomeone or something that is large in stature.
fatnoun(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
hugeVery large.
lumpnounSomething that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
largenounOf considerable or relatively great size or extent.
large-scaleLarge in amount, scope or extent.
greatnounA person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
crowdingnounThe act by which somebody is crowded.
abundancenounA large quantity; many.

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