NOUN | attribute | bulk, majority | the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts |
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attribute | bulk, mass, volume | the property of something that is great in magnitude | |
attribute | bulk | the property possessed by a large mass | |
VERB | change | bulk | stick out or up |
change | bulk, bulge | cause to bulge or swell outwards |
Sounds | bah'lk | |
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Rhymes | hulk ... sulk: 4 rhymes with ahlk... |
Meaning | The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part. | |
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Example | "the bulk of the work is finished" | |
Synonym | majority | |
Attributes | major | Greater in number or size or amount |
Broader | number, figure | The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
Opposite | minority | Being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts |
Spanish | mayoría | |
Catalan | majoria |
Meaning | The property of something that is great in magnitude. | |
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Example | "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk" | |
Synonyms | mass, 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 | |
Adjectives | bulky | of large size for its weight |
Meaning | The property possessed by a large mass. | |
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Broader | mass | The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field |
Spanish | volumen | |
Catalan | volum | |
Adjectives | bulky | of large size for its weight |
Meaning | stick out or up. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The parcel bulked in the sack" | |
Broader | bulge, pouch, protrude | Swell or protrude outwards |
Spanish | abultar | |
Catalan | sobresortir, sortir |
Meaning | Cause to bulge or swell outwards. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | bulge | |
Cause to | bulge, pouch, protrude | Swell or protrude outwards |
Broader | swell | Cause to become swollen |
Spanish | saltar, sobresalir | |
Catalan | saltar, sobresortir |
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