Mass Large Extra Examples Mæs Dark People Black

• she saw a large dark mass in the water.
• the hill appeared as a black mass in the distance.
• a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain
• the sky was full of dark masses of clouds.

mass

1. a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form
• She saw a large dark mass in the water.
• The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance.
• a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain
• The sky was full of dark masses of clouds.

Extra Examples

• When I washed the jumper, it just turned into a shapeless mass.
• a dense mass of smoke
• A mass of cold air is coming from the north.
• A tumbling mass of water cascaded down the staircase.
• a seething mass of volcanic activity
2. a large amount or quantity of something
• a mass of blonde hair
• I began sifting through the mass of evidence.
• Both titles give readers a mass of information.

Extra Examples

• A huge mass of material has been organized into a clear narrative.
• He sorted through the mass of images scattered across the table.
3. a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way
• I struggled through the mass of people to the exit.
• The page was covered with a mass of figures.
• a chaotic mass of ideas

Extra Examples

• She was a seething mass of neuroses.
• A mass of anti-war protesters packed the streets of London.
4. a large number or amount of something
• SYNONYM lots
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lot_1
• There were masses of people in the shops yesterday.
• I've got masses of work to do.
• Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses!
• There is masses of cake left over from the party.

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• Masses of adoring fans flocked to the venue.
• The plant has masses of small flowers all summer long.
• Workshops offers expert advice and masses of health information.
5. the ordinary people in society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated
• government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses
• a TV programme that brings science to the masses
• the image of America with arms open wide to the world's huddled masses
6. the most; the majority
• The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents.
• Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.
7. the quantity of material that something contains
• SEE ALSO biomass
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/biomass
• calculating the mass of a planet
• a mass of 46.3 kg

Extra Examples

• Bodybuilders trying to gain muscle mass eat a lot of protein.
• Calcium deficiency can lead to low bone mass in adolescent girls.
• As a black hole gives off particles and radiation, it will lose mass.
8. to be full of or covered with something
• The rose bushes are a mass of flowers in June.
• Her arm was a mass of bruises.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.