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amass

verb

increase in amount by collecting or gathering

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
MA
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

əˈmæs

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. increase in amount by collecting or gathering

    “Journals are accumulating in my office”

verb

  1. get or gather together

    “I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”

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Example Sentences

Journals are accumulating in my office
The work keeps piling up
I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
She rolled up a small fortune

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