mass | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregated, aggregative |
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(noun) the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field | - |
(noun) the property of something that is great in magnitude | Synonyms: bulk, volume |
(noun) the common people generally | Synonyms: hoi polloi, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed |
(noun) an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) | - |
(noun) a body of matter without definite shape | - |
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
(verb) join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | - |
massacre | (noun) the savage and excessive killing of many people | Synonyms: butchery, carnage, mass murder, slaughter |
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(verb) kill a large number of people indiscriminately | Synonyms: mow down, slaughter |
massage | (noun) kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation | - |
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(verb) give a massage to | - |
(verb) manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes | Synonyms: knead, rub down |
massager | (noun) someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation | - |
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massasauga | (noun) pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians | Synonyms: massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus |
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(noun) small pygmy rattlesnake | Synonyms: ground rattler, Sistrurus miliaris |
masse | (noun) a 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 ball | Synonyms: masse shot |
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masses | (noun) the common people generally | Synonyms: hoi polloi, mass, multitude, people, the great unwashed |
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masseter | (noun) a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing | - |
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masseur | (noun) a male massager | - |
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masseuse | (noun) a female massager | - |
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massicot | (noun) the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment | Synonyms: massicotite |
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massicotite | (noun) the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment | Synonyms: massicot |
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massif | (noun) a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range | - |
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massive | (adjective) consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter | - |
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(adjective) imposing in size or bulk or solidity | Synonyms: monolithic, monumental |
(adjective) being the same substance throughout | - |
(adjective) imposing in scale or scope or degree or power | - |
massively | (adverb) to a massive degree or in a massive manner | - |
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massiveness | (noun) an unwieldy largeness | Synonyms: bulkiness |
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(noun) the property of being large in mass | Synonyms: heft, heftiness, ponderosity, ponderousness |