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The synonyms of “Mass” are: hoi polloi, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed, bulk, volume, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, clump, cloud, bunch, bundle, lump, large number, abundance, profusion, group, crowd, mob, rabble, horde, barrage, throng, huddle, host, troop, army, herd, drove, swarm, pack, press, crush, flood, majority, larger number, larger part, greater number, greater part, best part, better part, major part, main body, preponderance, lion's share, the common people, the populace, the public, the people, the multitude, the rank and file, the crowd, the third estate, weight, size, magnitude, dimensions, capacity, density, extent, scope, greatness, bigness, amount, matter, aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, wholesale, universal, widespread, general, large-scale, extensive, pandemic, accumulate, assemble, amass, collect, gather, gather together, draw together, join together
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mass” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| abundance | The ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present. The growth of industry promised wealth and abundance. |
| amount | The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion. The amount he had in cash was insufficient. |
| army | The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. An army of photographers. |
| barrage | The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written. They are considering a tidal barrage built across the Severn estuary. |
| batch | A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time. Batch production. |
| best part | Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978. |
| better part | A superior person having claim to precedence. |
| bigness | The property of having a relatively great size. |
| bulk | The mass or size of something large. It is cheaper to buy it in bulk. |
| bunch | An informal body of friends. A bunch of grapes. |
| bundle | A set of nerve, muscle, or other fibres running in parallel close together. The new printer cost a bundle. |
| capacity | Capability to perform or produce. I was impressed by her capacity for hard work. |
| cloud | A group of many things in the air or on the ground. After that mistake he was under a cloud. |
| clump | A compacted mass or lump of something. Clumps of earth. |
| crowd | An audience, especially one at a sporting event. He d become just another face in the crowd. |
| crush | The act of crushing. Lemon crush. |
| deal | The set of hands dealt to the players. Time for one more game All right Whose deal. |
| density | The degree of compactness of a substance. A reduction in bone density. |
| dimensions | Magnitude or extent. |
| drove | A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine. |
| extent | The distance or area or volume over which something extends. To a certain extent she was right. |
| flock | A number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together. Thomas addressed his flock. |
| flood | The act of flooding filling to overflowing. She burst into floods of tears. |
| good deal | Benefit. |
| great deal | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
| greater number | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
| greater part | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
| greatness | Unusual largeness in size or extent or number. Elgar s greatness as a composer. |
| group | A set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure. The largest newspaper group in the UK. |
| hatful | As many or as much as a hat will hold. |
| heap | An untidy or dilapidated place or vehicle. Her clothes lay in a heap on the floor. |
| herd | A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. Farms with big dairy herds. |
| hoi polloi | The common people generally. |
| horde | A large group of people. Tartar hordes. |
| host | A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. They were always gracious hosts at the numerous dinner parties they held for friends. |
| huddle | A close grouping of people or things. The service was performed with more harmony and less huddle than I have known it. |
| large number | A garment size for a large person. |
| larger number | A garment size for a large person. |
| larger part | A garment size for a large person. |
| lion's share | Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group. |
| lot | A plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use. It s just one lot of rich people stealing from another. |
| lump | A heavy, ungainly, or slow-witted person. He was unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head. |
| magnitude | A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10. A problem of the first magnitude. |
| main body | A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage. |
| major part | A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject. |
| majority | The rank or office of a major. The majority of his customers prefer it. |
| masses | The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field. |
| matter | (used with negation) having consequence. Reading matter. |
| mess | A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel. A mess of mashed black beans and rice. |
| mickle | A large number or amount or extent. |
| mint | A peppermint sweet. Dickie pulled out a packet of mints from his pocket. |
| mob | The Mafia or a similar criminal organization. The local mob called this spot Gimba which means good pastures. |
| mountain | A large surplus stock of a commodity. A mountain peak. |
| muckle | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. |
| multitude | A large indefinite number. They would swarm over the river in their multitude. |
| pack | A convenient package or parcel as of cigarettes or film. An information pack. |
| passel | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos. |
| peck | A stroke or bite by a bird with its beak. The bird managed to give its attacker a sharp peck. |
| people | The common people generally. My people live in Warwickshire. |
| pile | A series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to produce an electric current. He s making piles of money. |
| plenty | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. It must have cost plenty. |
| preponderance | A superiority in numbers or amount. A preponderance of evidence against the defendant. |
| press | Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. The press of business matters. |
| profusion | The property of being extremely abundant. The beautiful pink foxgloves growing in profusion among the ferns. |
| rabble | A disorderly crowd; a mob. He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths. |
| raft | A large number or amount or extent. Great rafts of cormorants often 5 000 strong. |
| scope | A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. We widened the scope of our investigation. |
| sight | A thing that one sees or that can be seen. Joseph lost his sight as a baby. |
| size | A person or garment corresponding to a particular numbered size. He wears a size 13 shoe. |
| slew | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van. |
| spate | The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow. A spate of attacks on holidaymakers. |
| stack | A vertical arrangement of hi-fi or guitar amplification equipment. A stack of boxes. |
| swarm | A group of many things in the air or on the ground. A swarm of journalists. |
| the common people | A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. |
| the crowd | A large number of things or people considered together. |
| the great unwashed | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
| the multitude | A large gathering of people. |
| the people | Any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively. |
| the populace | People in general considered as a whole. |
| the public | A body of people sharing some common interest. |
| the rank and file | Relative status. |
| the third estate | The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it. |
| throng | A large gathering of people. He pushed his way through the throng. |
| tidy sum | Receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials. |
| troop | A cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company. UN peacekeeping troops. |
| volume | A relative amount. Changes in the volume of consumer spending. |
| weight | A system of units used to express the weight of something. He placed two weights in the scale pan. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mass” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| accumulate | Gather; build up. The toxin accumulated in their bodies. |
| amass | Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time. The soldiers were amassing from all parts of Spain. |
| assemble | Create by putting components or members together. Assemble your colleagues. |
| collect | Gather or collect. He lost control of the truck and collected two cats. |
| draw together | Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something. |
| gather | Collect or gather. Gather the close family members. |
| gather together | Increase or develop. |
| join together | Become part of; become a member of a group or organization. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mass” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| aggregate | (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species. The aggregate amount of grants made. |
| aggregated | Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. The aggregated amount of indebtedness. |
| aggregative | Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. |
| extensive | Covering or affecting a large area. An extensive Roman settlement in northwest England. |
| general | Prevailing among and common to the general public. The general public. |
| large-scale | Constructed or drawn to a big scale. |
| pandemic | (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. Pandemic diseases have occurred throughout history. |
| universal | Applicable to or common to all members of a group or set. Universal adult suffrage. |
| wholesale | Done on a large scale; extensive. The wholesale destruction of these animals by poachers. |
| widespread | Found or distributed over a large area or number of people. Widespread fear of nuclear war. |
| batch | Batch together assemble or process as a batch. The company undertakes thirty six separate quality control checks on every batch. |
| bemoan | Regret strongly. It was no use bemoaning her lot. |
| bulk | The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part. The bulk of the work is finished. |
| chunk | Divide something into chunks. The chunking of information. |
| cohort | A company of companions or supporters. A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation. |
| concourse | The action of coming together or meeting. A station concourse. |
| cram | (of a number of people) enter a place that is too small to accommodate all of them. Cram books into the suitcase. |
| crowd | Cause to herd drive or crowd together. They crowded into the cockpit. |
| demonstration | A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature. He gave the customer a demonstration. |
| dirge | A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The wind howled dirges around the chimney. |
| elegy | (in Greek and Latin verse) a poem written in elegiac couplets, as notably by Catullus and Propertius. |
| grieve | Feel intense sorrow. His behavior grieves his mother. |
| jam | A hold obtained by jamming a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock. The streets were jammed with tourist coaches. |
| jeremiad | A long and mournful complaint. The jeremiads of puritan preachers warning of moral decay. |
| lament | A mournful poem a lament for the dead. Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward. |
| lump | An awkward stupid person. There was a lump of ice floating in the milk. |
| maudlin | Effusively or insincerely emotional. A maudlin jukebox tune. |
| mob | (of a group of birds or mammals) surround and attack (a predator or other source of threat) in order to drive it off. Small mammals may indulge in mobbing to rid themselves of a feared killer. |
| mourn | Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one. She mourned for her friends who died in the accident. |
| multitude | A large indefinite number. A multitude of TV antennas. |
| plurality | The number by which plurality exceeds the number of votes cast for the candidate placed second. A plurality of religions. |
| rabble | A disorderly crowd of people. The British feel no compunction about ushering the gentry into the coach and packing the rabble off to debtor s prison. |
| rally | Drive in a rally. A banned nationalist rally. |
| requiem | A musical composition setting parts of a requiem Mass or of a similar character. A requiem was held for the dead queen. |
| riot | Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. A riot of emotions raged through Fabia. |
| rout | Cause to flee. Rout out the fighters from their caves. |
| threnody | A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. A brooding threnody to urban desolation. |
| throng | A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. Tourists thronged to the picturesque village. |
| wail | Utter a wail. She wailed with pain. |
| walkout | The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest. These decisions provoked a walkout by the Dutch delegate. |
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