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   Bulk

   /bəlk/

   

   noun

   • 1. the mass or magnitude of something large: "the sheer bulk of the bags" Similar sizevolumedimensionsmeasurementsproportionsmasssubstancescalemagnitudeimmensityhugenessvastnessmassivenessbulkinesslargenessbignessamplenessamplitude
   • ▪ a large mass or shape, for example of a building or a heavy body: "he moved quickly in spite of his bulk"
   • ▪ large in quantity or amount: "bulk orders of more than 100 copies"
   • ▪ the majority or greater part of something: "the bulk of the traffic had passed" Similar majoritygreater quantity/numberlarger part/numberbest/better partmain partmajor partmostalmost allmore than half(main) bodylion's sharepredominancepreponderancegeneralityOpposite minority
   • ▪ roughage in food: "bread and potatoes supply energy, essential protein, and bulk"
   • ▪ cargo that is an unpackaged mass such as grain, oil, or milk.

   verb

   • 1. be or seem to be of great size or importance: "territorial questions bulked large in diplomatic relations"
   • 2. treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it in fact is: "traders were bulking up their flour with chalk"
   • ▪ build up body mass, typically in training for athletic events.

   Word Origin Middle English: the senses ‘cargo as a whole’ and ‘heap, large quantity’ (the earliest recorded) are probably from Old Norse búlki ‘cargo’; other senses arose perhaps by alteration of obsolete bouk ‘belly, body’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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