SIZE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he wears a size 13 shoe
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • property (what does property mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • extra large (what does extra large mean?)
   • large (what does large mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • octavo (what does octavo mean?)
   • eightvo (what does eightvo mean?)
   • 8vo (what does 8vo mean?)
   • outsize (what does outsize mean?)
   • petite (what does petite mean?)
   • quarto (what does quarto mean?)
   • 4to (what does 4to mean?)
   • regular (what does regular mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   • stout (what does stout mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • size (what does size mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a wolf is about the size of a large dog
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • magnitude (what does magnitude mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • circumference (what does circumference mean?)
   • perimeter (what does perimeter mean?)
   • largeness (what does largeness mean?)
   • bigness (what does bigness mean?)
   • smallness (what does smallness mean?)
   • littleness (what does littleness mean?)
   • distance (what does distance mean?)
   • length (what does length mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • large (what does large mean?)
   • big (what does big mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   • little (what does little mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • size (what does size mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a large magnitude
   Usage Example(s)
   • he blanched when he saw the size of the bill
   • the only city of any size in that area
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • magnitude (what does magnitude mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the actual state of affairs
   Synonym(s)
   • size of it (what does size of it mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • that’’s the size of the situation
   • she hates me, that’’s about the size of it
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • situation (what does situation mean?)
   • state of affairs (what does state of affairs mean?)
5. Meaning
   • any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
   Synonym(s)
   • sizing (what does sizing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • size gives body to a fabric
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • filler (what does filler mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • size (what does size mean?)

SIZE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make to a size
   • bring to a suitable size
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change magnitude (what does change magnitude mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • scale (what does scale mean?)
   • resize (what does resize mean?)
   See Also
   • size up (what does size up mean?)
   • take stock (what does take stock mean?)
   • scrutinize (what does scrutinize mean?)
   • scrutinise (what does scrutinise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • size (what does size mean?)
2. Meaning
   • sort according to size
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • classify (what does classify mean?)
   • class (what does class mean?)
   • sort (what does sort mean?)
   • assort (what does assort mean?)
   • sort out (what does sort out mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • size (what does size mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
   Hypernyms(s) size is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coat (what does coat mean?)
   • surface (what does surface mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • sizing (what does sizing mean?)
   • size (what does size mean?)
   • sizing (what does sizing mean?)

SIZE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (used in combination) sized
   Usage Example(s)
   • the economy-size package
   • average-size house
   Similar To
   • sized (what does sized mean?)