size² /sīz/

A weak glue or gluey material used for stiffening paper or rendering it sufficiently water-resistant to accept printing ink without over-absorption, for stiffening fabric and for preparing walls before plastering or wallpapering

To cover or treat with size

sized adjective

sīˈzer noun

sīˈziness noun

sīˈzing noun

Application of size, or material for the purpose

• no-trumps
• not say boo to a goose
• not see beyond one's nose
• not see further than the end of one's nose
• not see the wood for the trees
• nott
• not take no for an answer
• not tell chalk from cheese
• not that
• not the end of the world
• not the faintest
• not the full quid
• not the full shilling
• not the word for it
• not to be sneezed at
• not to be sniffed at
• not to give a monkey's
• not to have a ghost
• not to have a ghost of a chance
• not to know a B from a battledore
• not to lead the life of a dog
• not to mention
• not to put too fine a point on it
• not to say
• not touch with a bargepole