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noun | adjective | verb massmass1 /mæs/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun ETYMOLOGYmass1Origin: (1-4, 6, 7) 1300-1400 French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza ► go to Mass We go to Mass in the morning. ► say/celebrate Mass (=perform this ceremony as a priest) THESAURUSseveral people or things that are all together in the same place► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF PEOPLE► team a group of people who work together or play a sport together: A team of doctors performed the delicate surgery. The basketball team won the state championships. ► crew a group of people who do a job together, especially on a ship or airplane, or doing building work: The same flight crew was working on the return flight. Please slow down for road construction crews. ► cast all the people who act in a play or movie: There was a party for the whole cast after the play ended. ► party a group of people who have been organized to do something together: They formed a search party to look for the missing children. ► committee a small group of people in an organization who have been chosen to make official decisions: The finance committee will meet again next Wednesday. ► gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: He joined a gang when he was 16. ► band a group of people who are together because they are fighting for the same belief or purpose: He was the leader of a band of rebels. ► crowd a large group of people in one place: The crowd was huge, and I got separated from my friends. ► mass a large group of people all close together in one place: As soon as the doors opened a mass of people pushed their way into the store. ► mob a large noisy group of people, especially one that is angry and violent: An angry mob smashed store windows and started fires. ► horde a large group with too many people. Used especially in writing: There were hordes of people coming out of the subway. ► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF ANIMALS► herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: There was a herd of cows grazing in the pasture. ► flock a group of sheep or birds: A flock of pigeons flew overhead. ► school a group of fish that swim together: We saw schools of silvery fish when we went snorkeling. ► pack a group of dogs, wolves, or similar animals that live and hunt together: A pack of wild dogs had killed the deer. ► litter a group of baby animals born from the same mother at the same time: She chose a kitten from the litter. ► swarm a large group of insects that move together: He was chased by a swarm of angry bees. ► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF THINGS► bunch a group of things that grow together or are tied together, for example bananas, grapes, flowers, or keys: She put some cheese, crackers, and a bunch of grapes on a plate. ► cluster a group of things that are close together: A molecule is a cluster of atoms held tightly together. ► clump a group of trees or plants growing closely together: The soldiers were hiding in a clump of trees. ► bundle a group of things that are usually tied together, especially papers, letters, clothes, or sticks: He tied the papers in bundles and left them for the recycling truck. ► set several things that belong together or are related in some way: She bought a new set of silverware when she moved. ► collection a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting, valuable, or attractive: Andrea has a collection of Japanese vases. ► batch a group of similar things that are all dealt with together at the same time: I made three batches of cookies for the party. 1a mass of something a)a large amount or quantity of something: The room was decorated with masses of brilliant orange flowers. Scientists have collected a huge mass of data. b)a large amount of a substance, liquid, or gas that does not have a definite or regular shape: a mass of thick black smoke2a mass of somebody a large crowd: A mass of people marched past the White House.► see thesaurus at group13the mass of people/workers/the population etc. most of the people in a group or society SYN the majority: The mass of the American people are with us on this issue.4the masses [plural] all the ordinary people in society who do not have power or influence: Henry Ford made automobiles affordable to the masses.5 (also Mass) a)[countable, uncountable] the main ceremony in some Christian churches, especially the Catholic Church: We go to Mass in the morning.say/celebrate Mass (=perform this ceremony as a priest) b)[countable] eng. lang. arts a piece of music written to be played at this ceremony: Mozart’s Mass in C Minor6be a mass of something if someone’s skin or another surface is a mass of something, it is covered with a lot of that thing: Her skin was a mass of wrinkles.7[uncountable] science, physics the amount of matter that a physical object contains. An object’s mass relates to its weight, and how easily it changes its speed, direction, etc. when it is affected by a force such as gravity: Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen make up more than half of the mass of the planet. [Origin: (1-4, 6, 7) 1300–1400 French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza] → see also critical mass noun | adjective | verb massmass2 ●●○ W3 adjective [only before noun] involving or intended for a very large number of people: mass communications a mass grave mass destruction noun | adjective | verb massmass3 verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEmass |
| Present | I, you, we, they | mass | | he, she, it | masses | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | massed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have massed | | he, she, it | has massed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had massed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mass | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have massed |
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| Present | I | am massing | | he, she, it | is massing | | you, we, they | are massing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was massing | | you, we, they | were massing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been massing | | he, she, it | has been massing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been massing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be massing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been massing |
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