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size

noun

1 size

The physical magnitude of something (how big it is).

Roget 352: semiliquidity; stickiness etc. adj.; viscidity, viscosity; gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity; spissitude, crassitude; lentor; adhesiveness ... show more

Roget 192: size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume; largeness etc. adj.; greatness etc. (of quantity) 31; expanse etc. ... show more

Roget 180: space, extension, extent, superficial extent, expanse, stretch, hyperspace; room, scope, range, field, way, expansion, compass, ... show more

Roget 45: vinculum, link; connective, connection; junction etc. 43; bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium; bracket; bridge, stepping-stone, ... show more

Roget 25: quantity, magnitude; size etc. (dimensions) 192; amplitude, magnitude, mass, amount, sum, quantum, measure, ... show more

Roget 31: greatness etc. adj.; magnitude; size etc. (dimensions) 192; multitude etc. (number) 102; immensity; enormity; ... show more

Dutch: afmeting, dimensie, grootte, hoogte, omvang, uitgebreidheid
Polish: rozmiar, wielkość, miara, wymiar, gabaryt, kaliber

2 size

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

Polish: rozmiar

3 size

Any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics:
— Size gives body to a fabric.

synonym: sizing.

Dutch: naar grootte sorteren

4 size

The actual state of affairs:
— That's the size of the situation.
— She hates me, that's about the size of it.

synonym: size of it.

5 size

A large magnitude.

Polish: miara, kaliber, format

verb

1 size

Cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance).

Roget 60: reduce to order, bring into order; introduce order into; rally.    arrange, dispose, place, form; put in order, set in order, place in order; set out, collocate, pack, ... show more

2 size

Sort according to size.

3 size

Make to a size; bring to a suitable size.

adjective

1 size

used in combination Sized.


Moby thesaurus: adjust, albumen, amplitude, appraise, appreciate, area, assay, assess, assort, autopsy, batter, bigness, body, bolt, bonnyclabber, breadth, bulk, butter, calculate, calibrate ... show more.

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