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size

[ UK /sˈa‍ɪz/ ]
[ US /ˈsaɪz/ ]
NOUN
  1. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
    a wolf is about the size of a large dog
  2. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
    size gives body to a fabric
  3. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
    he wears a size 13 shoe
  4. the actual state of affairs
    that's the size of the situation
    she hates me, that's about the size of it
  5. a large magnitude
    the only city of any size in that area
    he blanched when he saw the size of the bill
VERB
  1. sort according to size
  2. cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
  3. make to a size; bring to a suitable size
ADJECTIVE
  1. (used in combination) sized
    average-size house
    the economy-size package
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How To Use size In A Sentence

  • The application of fertilizer increased the size of the plants.
  • Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending? Transcript: Richard Bove
  • We're currently shrinking the size of technology by a factor of 5.6 per linear dimension per decade, so it is conservative to say that this scenario will be feasible in a few decades.
  • Depending on the size of your pippy bag, the proportions will be all wrong, and it will look a bit like a three-dimensional stick person with a huge bloated hydrocephalic head, but don't worry about that. Hooting Yard
  • It was of average size with an unmade bed sitting in one corner, a night table, two dressers, a bureau, a desk, a small TV, and a lot of posters on the wall.
  • It was a homey room, though a little too flowery for me, with prints of cabbage-size roses on the slipcovers and curtains. Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
  • At least five people were killed when an overcrowded migrant boat capsized last month which was dramatically caught on camera by Italian coastguards. The Sun
  • The fall in popularity of the death's head and the subsequent prevalence of the cherub was a reflection of the Great Awakening and the belief in the immortality of the soul: "Cherubs reflect a stress on resurrection, while death's heads emphasize the mortality of man. Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition
  • It is said to be similar in shape to a brontosaurus and the size of an elephant. The Sun
  • Considering my diminutiveness, the size of the pail in my lap, and my drinking out of it my breath held and my face buried to the ears in foam, it was rather difficult to estimate how much I drank. Chapter 3
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