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bulk
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- pronunciation:
- buhlk
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- in bulk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
large size or volume.
The crate's bulk made it hard to move.- synonyms:
- largeness
- similar words:
- amplitude, bigness, dimensions, immensity, magnitude, mass, proportions, size, volume
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| definition 2: |
the larger portion of something; most.
She finished the bulk of her work before midnight.- synonyms:
- majority, mass
- similar words:
- body, lion's share, most, preponderance
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| definition 3: |
food, such as cellulose or dietary fiber, that aids digestion.
You should get more bulk in your diet by eating vegetables and whole grains.- synonyms:
- fiber, roughage
- similar words:
- bran, cellulose, light
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| definition 4: |
goods or cargo not packaged in small units.
- similar words:
- goods, merchandise, quantity, volume, wares
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| related words: |
chunk, extent, proportion, weight |
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| phrase: |
in bulk |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bulks, bulking, bulked |
| definition 1: |
to be or seem to be large or important.
The possibility of war bulks large in our thoughts.- similar words:
- hulk, loom, tower, weigh
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| definition 2: |
to grow larger or become more important.
- similar words:
- enlarge, expand, grow, increase, thicken, wax, widen
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to become larger or more massive.
- similar words:
- enlarge, expand, grow, increase, thicken, widen
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| related words: |
size |
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