English dictionary
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English adjective: size | |||
| 1. | size (used in combination) sized | ||
| Samples | The economy-size package. Average-size house. | ||
| Similar | sized | ||
| Domain usage | combining form | ||
| Antonyms | unsized | ||
English noun: size | |||
| 1. | size (attribute) the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) | ||
| Samples | A wolf is about the size of a large dog. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bigness, circumference, distance, largeness, length, littleness, perimeter, smallness | ||
| Attribute | big, large, little, small | ||
| 2. | size (attribute) the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) | ||
| Samples | He wears a size 13 shoe. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 4to, 8vo, eightvo, extra large, large, number, octavo, outsize, petite, quarto, regular, small, stout, tall | ||
| 3. | size (substance) any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics | ||
| Samples | Size gives body to a fabric. | ||
| Synonyms | sizing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | filler | ||
| 4. | size (state) the actual state of affairs | ||
| Samples | That's the size of the situation. She hates me, that's about the size of it. | ||
| Synonyms | size of it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | situation, state of affairs | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 5. | size (attribute) a large magnitude | ||
| Samples | He blanched when he saw the size of the bill. The only city of any size in that area. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
English verb: size | |||
| 1. | size (contact) cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| 2. | size (cognition) sort according to size | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | ||
| 3. | size (change) make to a size; bring to a suitable size | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change magnitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resize, scale | ||
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