what does Mass mean?
MASS as NOUN
- Meaning
- (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
Hypernyms(s) Mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the property of something that is great in magnitude
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- it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
- he received a mass of correspondence
- the volume of exports
Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian eucharistic rite
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Hypernyms(s) Mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a musical setting for a Mass
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- they played a Mass composed by Beethoven
Hypernyms(s) Mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the common people generally
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- separate the warriors from the mass
- power to the people
Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a body of matter without definite shape
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Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
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- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- it must have cost plenty
Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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MASS as VERB
- Meaning
- join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
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- Crowds were massing outside the palace
Hypernyms(s) mass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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MASS as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole
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- aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year
- the aggregated amount of indebtedness
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- Meaning
- occurring widely (as to many people)
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