mass

Plural: masses

Noun

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
a body of matter without definite shape
- "a huge ice mass"
the common people generally
- "separate the warriors from the mass"
the property of something that is great in magnitude
- "he received a mass of correspondence"
a musical setting for a Mass
- "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite
- "the priest said Mass"
Matter, material.
A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
Matter, material.
Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
Matter, material.
A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
Matter, material.
A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.
Matter, material.
A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
Matter, material.
Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
A large quantity; a sum.
A large quantity; a sum.
Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
A large quantity; a sum.
The principal part; the main body.
A large quantity; a sum.
A large body of individuals, especially persons.
A large quantity; a sum.
The lower classes of persons.
The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
Celebration of the Eucharist.
The main kind of church service, in some denominations.
The sacrament of the Eucharist.
A musical setting of parts of the mass.

Verb

Verb Forms: massed, massing, masses

To gather or assemble in a large quantity or group.
join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
- "Crowds were massing outside the palace"
To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to assemble.
To celebrate mass.

Adjective Satellite

formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole

Adj

Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

Examples

A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk.
blue mass
He tried to MASS his high-point tiles for a big play, but they remained scattered.
Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.
She went to mass every Sunday for many years, and when she retired, she took to going on some weekdays, too.
The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.
The masses are revolting.
There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.

Origin / Etymology

In late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", from Anglo-Norman masse, in Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun may be derived from the verb μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to oil, knead”), although this is uncertain. Doublet of masa.
The sense of "a large number or quantity" arises circa 1580. The scientific sense is from 1687 (as Latin massa) in the works of Isaac Newton, with the first English use (as mass) occurring in 1704.

Synonyms

aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, batch, bulk, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, hoi polloi, lot, masses, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, multitude, passel, peck, people, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, the great unwashed, tidy sum, volume, wad, round up, weigh

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 7

mass: valid Words With Friends Word