Definition of AMASS

amass

Plural: amasses

Verb

Verb Forms: amassed, amassing, amasses

  • To gather together or accumulate over a period of time.
  • collect or gather
  • get or gather together
    • "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"
  • To collect into a mass or heap.
  • to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
  • To accumulate; to assemble.

Noun

  • A large number of things collected or piled together.
  • The act of amassing.

Examples

  • My goal in Scrabble is to amass as many points as possible.
  • to amass a treasure or a fortune
  • to amass words or phrases

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Anglo-Norman amasser, from Medieval Latin amassāre, from ad + massa (“lump, mass”). See mass.

Synonyms

accumulate, collect, compile, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, hoard, pile up, roll up, amass, amound, engross, get up, heap, heap up, intreasure, mass, mound, niggard, packrat, pile, rathole, squirrel away, stack up, uphoard

Scrabble Score: 7

amass: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
amass: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amass: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

amass: valid Words With Friends Word