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masses

/ˈmæs.ɪz/noun2 syllables

Masses means: (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent.

Synonyms for masses36

noun, as in (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle
and 13 more, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

noun, as in the common people generally

multitude, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed

noun, as in the common people generally

multitude, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed

noun, as in the property of something that is great in magnitude

noun, as in a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball

masse, masse shot

noun, as in the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

noun, as in an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

noun, as in a body of matter without definite shape

also used for masses

unwashed

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What does masses mean?8

noun

1

(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent“a batch of letters”

2

the common people generally“separate the warriors from the mass”

3

the common people generally“separate the warriors from the mass”

4

the property of something that is great in magnitude“it is cheaper to buy it in bulk”

5

a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball

6

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

7

an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

8

a body of matter without definite shape“a huge ice mass”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with masses?7

three syllables

molasses
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Masses in a sentence

  • Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.Clavain
  • The true makers of history are the masses.unknown
  • The masses are entirely ignorant of the segregation problem.unknown
  • He was a member of a social elite rather than the masses.shekitten
  • Volkswagen was supposed to be the car for the masses!unknown
  • The demagogue liked to whip up the masses.shekitten
  • Masses of snow transformed the town into a public ski course.sundown
  • The train was surrounded by great masses of snow on all sides.sundown

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