mass
[noun]
Synonyms:
- piece, block, chunk, hunk, lump
- lot, bunch, collection, heap, load, pile, quantity, stack
- size, bulk, greatness, magnitude
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- large-scale, extensive, general, indiscriminate, wholesale, widespread
[verb]
Synonyms:
- gather, accumulate, assemble, collect, congregate, rally, swarm, throng

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Related Words: aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration, sum, whole

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English Thesaurus: crowd, mob, mass, horde, droves, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Mas‧sa‧chu‧setts /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts, ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/ written abbreviation, MA, or Mass
a state in the northeast of the US which has Boston as its capital city, and was the place where the Pilgrim Fathers first landed in America. It was one of the 13 original states of the US, and is known for its universities, especially Harvard and MIT, and for its coast which is popular with tourists in the summer.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. mass¹ W2 /mæs/ noun
[Sense 1-2,5-6: Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza]
[Sense 3-4: Date: 800-900; Language: Vulgar Latin; Origin: missa 'sending away at the end of a religious service', from Latin mittere 'to send']

1. LARGE AMOUNT
a) [countable] a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape:
The food had congealed into a sticky mass.
mass of
a high mass of rock
b) [countable usually singular] a large amount or quantity of something
mass of
a huge mass of data
c) masses of something British English informal a large amount of something, or a lot of people or things:
Masses of books covered every surface in the room.

2. CROWD [singular] a large crowd
mass of
There was a mass of people around the club entrance.
The road was blocked by a solid mass of protesters.

3. the masses all the ordinary people in society who do not have power or influence:
The trains provided cheap travel for the masses.

4. the mass of people/the population/workers etc most of the people in a group or society Synonym : the majority:
The war is strongly supported by the mass of the population.

5. CHURCH CEREMONY (also Mass)
a) [uncountable and countable] the main ceremony in some Christian churches, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which celebrates the last meal that Jesus Christ ate:
What time do you go to mass?
morning/evening/midnight etc Mass
Will I see you at morning Mass?
say/celebrate Mass (=perform this ceremony as a priest) ⇒ High Mass
b) [countable] a piece of music written to be performed at the ceremony of mass:
Mozart’s Mass in C minor

6. SCIENCE [uncountable] technical the amount of material in something:
The Sun makes up 99.9% of the mass of our solar system.
⇒ critical mass

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. mass² W3 adjective [only before noun]
involving or intended for a very large number of people:
a mass protest
weapons of mass destruction
the problem of mass unemployment
mass marketing/entertainment etc
a mass marketing campaign
Email has made mass mailings possible at the touch of a button.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

III. mass³ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to come together, or to make people or things come together, in a large group Synonym : gather
mass (something) behind/along/in etc something
Western reports say that troops have been massing in the region since December.
grey clouds massing behind the mountains
Both countries have massed troops along the border.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mass
noun
I. large amount/number of sth
ADJ. enormous, great, huge, large, vast | broad Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.
formless, shapeless When I washed the jumper, it just turned into a shapeless mass.
compact, dense, solid | chaotic a chaotic mass of ideas
tangled a tangled mass of hair
PREP. ~ of a dense mass of smoke
~es of (informal) There were masses of people at the concert.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

mass
II. Mass: Christian ceremony
ADJ. requiem, Sunday
VERB + MASS attend, go to, hear She never failed to attend Sunday Mass.
celebrate, offer, say The local priest celebrates Mass in the village church.
PREP. ~ for a requiem Mass for the sailors who drowned

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

crowd a large number of people together in one place:
The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors.
mob a crowd of noisy and violent people who are difficult to control:
The mob set fire to cars and buildings.
mass a very large crowd which is not moving and which is very difficult to move through:
the mass of people in the station
horde a large crowd of people, especially people who are behaving in a way that you disapprove of or that annoys you:
the hordes of tourists on the island
droves [plural] a crowd of people – used especially when you are talking about a crowd of people who move from one place to another:
The public came in droves to see the event.
throng literary a very large crowd:
A great throng had gathered to listen to his speech.
flock a large group of people of the same type, especially when they have a leader:
A flock of children were being shown through the museum.
pack a group of people of the same type, especially a group you do not approve of:
A pack of reporters shouted questions.
swarm a large crowd of people who are moving quickly in many directions in a very uncontrolled way:
a swarm of children in the playground
crush a crowd of people who are pressed close together:
There was such a crush on the Metro this morning.
multitude formal literary a very large number of people, especially ordinary people:
The Emperor came out to speak to the multitude.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

group several people together in the same place:
A group of boys stood by the school gate.
Arrange yourselves in groups of three.
crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something:
There were crowds of shoppers in the streets.
The crowd all cheered.
mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd:
An angry mob of demonstrators approached.
mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing:
The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.
bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way:
They’re a nice bunch of kids.
gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights:
He was attacked by a gang of youths.
rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly:
He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere:
In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island.
There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane:
the ship’s crew
The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.
party a group of people who are travelling or working together:
A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.
herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants:
A herd of cows was blocking the road.
team a group of people who work together:
She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
flock a group of sheep or birds:
a flock of seagulls
The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
pack a group of dogs or wolves:
Some dogs are bred to work in packs.
litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother:
He was one of a litter of seven puppies.
school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins:
Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.
bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile:
Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.
cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place:
a cluster of stars
Our road ended at a cluster of cottages.

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