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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

  • (..) Check out the environmental controls. It's a little warm in here. Isn't it amazing? This ship used to be a nuclear missile. An historical irony. Using an instrument of mass destruction to inaugurate an era of peace. A boyhood fantasy. I've seen this ship in the Smithsonian, (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact