size 
size (sīz)
noun
- that quality of a thing which determines how much space it occupies; dimensions or magnitude of a thing
- any of a series of graded classifications of measure into which merchandise is divided jumbo-size peanuts, size nine shoes
- extent, magnitude, amount, etc. an undertaking of great size
- relatively large amount, dimensions, etc.
- character of a person with regard to ability to meet requirements
- Informal actual condition; true state of affairs that's the size of it
- Obsolete standard ration or allowance, as of food
Etymology: ME < OFr sise, aphetic for assise: see assize
transitive verb sized, siz′·ing
- to make of a certain size
- to arrange or grade according to size
of a size
of one or the same size
size up
☆ Informal- to make an estimate or judgment of
- to meet requirements or specifications
size (sīz)
noun
any thin, pasty or gluey substance used as a glaze or filler on porous materials, as on plaster, paper, or cloth
Etymology: ME syse, prob. < MFr sise, a setting: see size
transitive verb sized, siz′·ing
to apply size to; fill, stiffen, or glaze with size
size
n.
Measurement
extent, area, dimension; see measurement 2.Magnitude
bulk, largeness, greatness, extent, vastness, amplitude, scope, immensity, enormity, stature, capaciousness, hugeness, humongousness*, breadth, substance, volume, bigness, highness, mass, extension, intensity, capacity, proportion; see also extent, quantity.
of a size
Object
- enterprise: These may be small or medium sized enterprises ( SMEs ) or larger businesses based locally.
Converse of object
- vary: With sites of varying sizes there is undoubtedly something for everyone.
- reduce: You will need to get the Copy Center to reduce the image size by about 75 % .
- specify: Labels are rendered in the scenario using the font and size specified in this dialog.
- adjust: In either version, you can adjust the size of all the text by using the relevant function within your own browser.
- decrease: Similarly, decreasing the size of aircraft leads to a greater reduction in noise exposure than decreasing the number of movements.
- increase: Demand from investors meant that AT&T increased the size of its global bond offering to a record $ 8 billion.
Adjective modifier
- maximum: The command sets the maximum size of the Tcl call stack only.
- sheer: There are probably many subtle factors to consider beyond sheer size, including neurotransmission and the number of synapses per neuron.
- A4: Please bear in mind if downloading from the internet that the map is usually for A4 size and is no good for a book.
- average: Average size of fish in the 1996 season was just over a pound, with many specimens several times that weight caught.
- small: Singapore The most obvious design fault is the small size of the text used throughout the site.
- minimum: Minimum page size Websites should work at a minimum screen size of 800x600 pixels.
Modifies a noun
- bed: The main bedroom has en-suite facilities, with a king size bed.
Noun used with modifier
- font: Font size changes achieved with FONT are relative to the base font size set by BASEFONT.
- sample: Sample Size Typically 2 mg to 5mg will be enough material for a duplicate run.
- particle: Its ease of body contact and entry: particle size and solubility.
- text: Change text size How do I change the text size of this website?
- king: The main bedroom has en-suite facilities, with a king size bed.
- file: Please note the file sizes are given to give you an indication of download times.
Ihaveno doubtthat it ispossibletogiveanewdirectionto technological development, a direction that shall lead it back to the real needs of man, and that also means: to the actual size of man. Man is small, and, therefore, small is beautiful. To go for giantism is to go for self-destruction.
We all know how the size of sums of money appears to vary in a remarkable wayaccording as they are being paid in or paid out.
With each generation the entire race passes through the body of its womanhood as through a mould, reappearing withtheindeliblemarks ofthat mould upon it, that as the os cervix of woman, through which the head of the human infant passes at birth, forms a ring, determining for ever the size at birth of the human headso exactly the intellectual capacity, the physical vigour, the emotional depth of woman, forms also an untranscendable circle, circumscribing with each successive generation the limits of expansion of the human race. 720
Fleas know not whether they are upon the body of a giant or upon one of ordinary size.
Browse dictionary entries near size
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