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mass

Definition

  • noun: a Christian ceremony especially in the Roman Catholic Church in which people eat bread and drink wine representing the body and blood of Jesus Christ
  • noun: the liturgy of the Eucharist especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite
  • verb: to form or gather into a large group
  • verb: to form or collect into a mass
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: sum, bulk, magnitude

Examples

  • The plant produces a (great/large/huge) 'mass of' blossoms every spring. = The plant produces 'masses of' blossoms every spring.

  • The mayor is trying to encourage more commuters to use 'mass transit' in order to alleviate traffic in the city.

  • His policies are supported by 'the' (great/broad) 'mass of' the people. [=by most of the people]

Movie quotes

  • (..) - With all that nitrous. - Yeah. Yo, Dom. We were just about to go looking for you, brother. Where were you? There were mass cops there. They came in from every direction. It was orchestrated. - This your beer? - Yeah, that's my beer. Yo, Einstein. Take it upstairs. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious