Masses
nnoun.groupthe common people generallySynset:hoi polloi mass multitude people the great unwashed
Examples:- separate the warriors from the mass
- power to the people
Derivationally Related Form:people
Hypernyms:group grouping
Inherited Hypernyms:multitudegroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:audiencefollowersfollowinglaitytemporalty
Full Hyponyms:audienceclaquefaithfulfandomfollowinglaityreadershipviewing audience
nnoun.attributethe property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational fieldHypernyms:fundamental measure fundamental quantity physical property
Inherited Hypernyms:massfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:massphysical propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:atomic massatomic weightbiomassbodybulkcritical massgravitational massinertial massmass defectmass deficiencymass energymolecular weightrelative atomic massrelative molecular massrelativistic massrest mass
Full Hyponyms:atomic massbiomassbodybulkcritical massequivalentgravitational massinertial massmass defectmass energymilliequivalentmolecular weightrelativistic massrest mass
nnoun.quantity(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentSynset:batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:plenteouswadheappile
Hypernyms:large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:batchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:delugefloodhaymowinundationtorrent
Full Hyponyms:floodhaymow
nnoun.groupan ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)Derivationally Related Form:mass
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:masscollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:logjamshock
Full Hyponyms:logjamshock
nnoun.act(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the EucharistTopic:ProtestantProtestant ChurchChurch of RomeRoman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchRoman ChurchWestern Church
Hypernyms:religious ceremony religious ritual
Inherited Hypernyms:massreligious ceremonyceremonyactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:High MassLow MassRequiem
Full Hyponyms:high masslow massrequiem
nnoun.objecta body of matter without definite shapeHypernyms:body
Inherited Hypernyms:massbodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:coprolithdriftfaecalithfecalithmatmushpulpstercolith
Full Hyponyms:coprolithdriftdrumlinmatpulpsnowdrift
nnoun.groupthe common people generallySynset:hoi polloi mass multitude people the great unwashed
Examples:- separate the warriors from the mass
- power to the people
Derivationally Related Form:people
Hypernyms:group grouping
Inherited Hypernyms:multitudegroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:audiencefollowersfollowinglaitytemporalty
Full Hyponyms:audienceclaquefaithfulfandomfollowinglaityreadershipviewing audience
nnoun.attributethe property of something that is great in magnitudeSynset:bulk mass volume
Examples:- it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
- he received a mass of correspondence
- the volume of exports
Derivationally Related Form:voluminousbulky
Hypernyms:magnitude
Inherited Hypernyms:bulkmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dollar volumeturnover
Full Hyponyms:dollar volume
nnoun.communicationa musical setting for a MassExamples:- they played a Mass composed by Beethoven
Part Holonyms:High Mass
Hypernyms:church music religious music
Inherited Hypernyms:massreligious musicmusic genreexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:massreligious musicmusic genremusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Requiem
nnoun.communicationa sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic riteHypernyms:prayer
Inherited Hypernyms:massprayersacred textwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.acta shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ballSynset:masse masse shot
Part Holonyms:billiards pocket billiards pool
Hypernyms:shot stroke
Inherited Hypernyms:massestrokemaneuvermotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionjoin together into a mass or collect or form a massExamples:- Crowds were massing outside the palace
Derivationally Related Form:mass
Hypernyms:crowd crowd together
Inherited Hypernyms:masscrowdmeetinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:press
Full Troponyms:press
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: mass)