what does bulk mean?
BULK as NOUN
- Meaning
- the property possessed by a large mass
Hypernyms(s) bulk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the property of something that is great in magnitude
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
- he received a mass of correspondence
- the volume of exports
Hypernyms(s) bulk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts
- the main part
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the majority of his customers prefer it
- the bulk of the work is finished
Hypernyms(s) bulk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BULK as VERB
- Meaning
- cause to bulge or swell outwards
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) bulk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- The parcel bulked in the sack
Hypernyms(s) bulk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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