| NOUN | attribute | mass | the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field |
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| quantity | mass, 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 | (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| group | mass | an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) | |
| act | Mass | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist | |
| object | mass | a body of matter without definite shape | |
| group | mass, multitude, masses, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed | the common people generally | |
| attribute | mass, bulk, volume | the property of something that is great in magnitude | |
| communication | Mass | a musical setting for a Mass | |
| communication | Mass | a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite | |
| VERB | motion | mass | join / join together into a mass or collect or form a mass |
| ADJECTIVE | all | mass, aggregate, aggregated, aggregative | formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole |
| Sounds | mae's | |
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| Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... | |
| Meaning | Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. | |
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| Synonyms | aggregate, aggregated, aggregative | |
| Broader | collective | forming a whole or aggregate |
| Spanish | conjunto, total | |
| Catalan | agregat | |
| Meaning | The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field. | |
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| Narrower | atomic mass, atomic weight, relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
| biomass | The total mass of living matter in a given unit area | |
| body | The main mass of a thing | |
| bulk | The property possessed by a large mass | |
| critical mass | The minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction | |
| gravitational mass | (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies | |
| inertial mass | (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity | |
| mass defect, mass deficiency | The amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles | |
| mass energy | (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy | |
| molecular weight, relative molecular mass | (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule | |
| relativistic mass | (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer | |
| rest mass | (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body | |
| Broader | fundamental quantity, fundamental measure | One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
| physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions | |
| Spanish | masa | |
| Catalan | massa | |
| Meaning | (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. | |
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| 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 | |
| Narrower | flood, inundation, deluge, torrent | An overwhelming number or amount |
| haymow | A mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Spanish | avalancha, barbaridad, bestialidad, burrada, cantidad, cúmulo, enormidad, fajo, lote, mogollón, montaña, montón, multitud, passel, pila | |
| Catalan | apilament, apilotament, castell, cúmul, estiba, feix, lot, manyoc, muntanya, munt, passel, pila, pilot, quantitat, tou | |
| Meaning | An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people). | |
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| Narrower | logjam | An immovable mass of logs blocking a river |
| shock | A bushy thick mass (especially hair) | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Verbs | mass | join / join together into a mass or collect or form a mass |
| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist. | |
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| Category | Protestant Church, Protestant | The Protestant churches and denominations collectively |
| Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy | |
| Narrower | High Mass | A solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
| Low Mass | A Mass recited without music | |
| Requiem | A Mass celebrated for the dead | |
| Broader | religious ceremony, religious ritual | A ceremony having religious meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | misa | |
| Catalan | missa | |
| Meaning | A body of matter without definite shape. | |
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| Example | "a huge ice mass" | |
| Narrower | coprolith, fecalith, faecalith, stercolith | A hard mass of fecal matter |
| drift | A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents | |
| mat | A mass that is densely tangled or interwoven | |
| pulp, mush | Any soft or soggy mass | |
| Broader | body | An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects |
| Spanish | masa | |
| Catalan | massa | |
| Meaning | The common people generally. | |
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| Example | "separate the warriors from the mass" | |
| Synonyms | multitude, masses, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed | |
| Narrower | audience | The part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment |
| following, followers | A group of followers or enthusiasts | |
| laity, temporalty | In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy | |
| Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
| Spanish | gente, masa, masas, multitud, plebe, populacho, pueblo, vulgo | |
| Catalan | gent, massa, masses, multitud, poble | |
| Meaning | The property of something that is great in magnitude. | |
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| Example | "he received a mass of correspondence" | |
| Synonyms | bulk, volume | |
| Narrower | dollar volume, turnover | The volume measured in dollars |
| Broader | magnitude | The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) |
| Spanish | masa, mole, volumen | |
| Catalan | massa, mola, volum | |
| Meaning | A musical setting for a Mass. | |
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| Part of | High Mass | A solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
| Narrower | Requiem | A musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead |
| Broader | religious music, church music | genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies |
| Spanish | misa | |
| Catalan | missa | |
| Meaning | A sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite. | |
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| Broader | prayer | A fixed text / text used in praying |
| Meaning | join / join together into a mass or collect or form a mass. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The crowds mass in the streets | |
| Example | "Crowds were massing outside the palace" | |
| Narrower | press | crowd closely |
| Broader | crowd, crowd together | To gather together in large numbers |
| Spanish | amontonarse, concentrarse | |
| Catalan | amuntegar-se, concentrar-se, concentrar | |
| Nouns | mass | an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) |
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