SIZE
\sˈa͡ɪz], \sˈaɪz], \s_ˈaɪ_z]\
Definitions of SIZE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
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the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
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a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
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make to a size; bring to a suitable size
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sort according to size
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the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
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(used in combination) sized; "the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
By Princeton University
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the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
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the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
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a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
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(used in combination) "the economy-size package"; "average-sized houses"
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make to a size; bring to a suitable size
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sort according to size
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Six.
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A thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, etc.
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Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.
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To cover with size; to prepare with size.
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A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.
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Extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock.
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Figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size.
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A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale.
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To fix the standard of.
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To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk.
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To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
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To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
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To swell; to increase the bulk of.
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To bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting.
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To take greater size; to increase in size.
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To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
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An allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons; - corresponding to battel at Oxford.
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An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, - used for ascertaining the size of pearls.
By Oddity Software
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A thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, etc.
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Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.
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To cover with size; to prepare with size.
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A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.
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Extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock.
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Figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size.
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A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale.
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To fix the standard of.
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To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk.
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To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
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To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
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To swell; to increase the bulk of.
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To bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting.
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To take greater size; to increase in size.
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To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
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An allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons; - corresponding to battel at Oxford.
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An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, - used for ascertaining the size of pearls.
By Noah Webster.
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A kind of thin, weak glue for glazing plaster, etc.; magnitude; extent of surface; as, the size of a piece of land; height; as, the size of a tree; a relative measure showing how large something is, as shoes, gloves, etc.
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To prepare or cover with size, or thin glue; arrange in order of height, bulk, volume, or extent.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Comparative magnitude; bulk; bigness.
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To treat with size.
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Thin glue for glazing a surface, as of paper. sizing.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Bulk; bigness; comparative magnitude; extent of superficies or volume;—a settled quantity or allowance;—a conventional relative measure of dimension, applied to shoes, gloves, and the like.
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n. [Welsh] A kind of weak glue made from the clippings of parchment, glove-leather, fish-skin, and the like— it is used in paper-making, bookbinding, paper-hanging, &c., and by painters as the vehicle of certain colours;—the buffy coat which appears on the surface of coagulated blood drawn in inflammation.
