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mass
Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
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adjective
Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
“Aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year”
noun
The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
noun
The property of something that is great in magnitude
“It is cheaper to buy it in bulk”
noun
An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
noun
The common people generally
“Separate the warriors from the mass”
noun
A body of matter without definite shape
“A huge ice mass”
noun
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
“A batch of letters”
verb
Join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
“Crowds were massing outside the palace”
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Aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year
The aggregated amount of indebtedness
It is cheaper to buy it in bulk
He received a mass of correspondence
The volume of exports
Separate the warriors from the mass
Power to the people
A huge ice mass
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
Crowds were massing outside the palace
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