noun
- The physical magnitude of something (how big it is. )
- usage: "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. )
- usage: "he wears a size 13 shoe"
- Any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics.
- usage: "size gives body to a fabric"
- synonyms: sizing
- The actual state of affairs.
- usage: "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
- synonyms: size of it
- A large magnitude.
- usage: "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
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.
adjective
- Used in combination. ( sized)
- usage: "the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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