size
/saɪz/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Size means: (used in combination) sized.
Synonyms for size8
noun, as in any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
noun, as in the actual state of affairs
adjective, as in (used in combination) sized
also used for size
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What does size mean?9
adjective
(used in combination) sized“the economy-size package”
noun
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics“size gives body to a fabric”
the actual state of affairs“that's the size of the situation”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)“a wolf is about the size of a large dog”
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)“he wears a size 13 shoe”
a large magnitude“he blanched when he saw the size of the bill”
verb
cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
sort according to size
make to a size; bring to a suitable size
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with size?42
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Size in a sentence
- Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.unknown
- We have the extra-large size, but not in that color.CK
- They were pieces of paper, cut in the size of bills.unknown
- When she first saw the size of it, my naive girlfriend was blown away.Lachy
- At this beer hall, you can order beers up to one litre in size.Spamster
- At this beer hall, you can order beers up to one liter in size.Spamster
- In two years, the company has more than doubled in size.Hybrid
- Pick on somebody your own size, you bully.CK
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Forms of size
as a noun
- plural
- sizes
as a verb
- past tense
- sized
- present participle
- sizing
- third-person singular
- sizes
- past participle
- sized