“size”

Definitions

• adjective

  (used in combination) sized

  Synonyms: adjust, albumen, amplitude, appraise, appreciate, area, assay, assess, assort, autopsy, batter, bigness

  • Example:“the economy-size package”
  • Example:“average-size house”

• noun

  the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

  • Example:“A wolf is about the size of a large dog.”

• noun

  the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)

  • Example:“He wears a size 13 shoe.”

• noun

  any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics

  Synonyms: sizing

  • Example:“Size gives body to a fabric.”

• noun

  the actual state of affairs

  Synonyms: size of it

  • Example:“That's the size of the situation.”
  • Example:“She hates me, that's about the size of it.”

• noun

  a large magnitude

  • Example:“He blanched when he saw the size of the bill.”
  • Example:“the only city of any size in that area”