MASS

(noun) (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
The mass was held in the old church. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
99.9% of the mass of our solar system is made up of the sun. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) the property of something that is great in magnitude
"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk", "he received a mass of correspondence", "the volume of exports"
synonyms : bulk , volume
(noun) a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite
"the priest said Mass"
(noun) a musical setting for a Mass
"they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
(noun) an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
The mass of papers overwhelmed him. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) the common people generally
"separate the warriors from the mass", "power to the people"
synonyms : hoi polloi , masses , multitude , people , the great unwashed
Buses provide a cheap mode of conveyance to the masses. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a body of matter without definite shape
"a huge ice mass"
A huge mass of ice was visible on the south. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"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", "it must have cost plenty", "a slew of journalists", "a wad of money"
synonyms : batch , deal , flock , good deal , great deal , hatful , heap , lot , mess , mickle , mint , mountain , muckle , passel , peck , pile , plenty , pot , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad
A mass of people were gathered in the hall. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
"Crowds were massing outside the palace"
(adj.) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
"aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year", "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
synonyms : aggregate , aggregated , aggregative

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