bulk
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2.5
- noun
- /bʌlk/
:
volumen
- Liquid bacterial additives were purchased in bulk at local commercial retail stores for the study.
- sold in bulk
- bulk orders
- bulk sales
Grab your Liquid IV Hydration multiplier sugar free in bulk nationwide at Costco.
- Grab your Liquid IV Hydration multiplier sugar free in bulk nationwide at Costco.
- The amount of items you need to buy to get that much bulk is crazy.
- All I'm using is preserve sheet Moss, which I get in bulk boxes like this right here.
- So the moon actually lacks iron in bulk.
- Generally their coats tend to have added bulk.
- I get the let's see, I get California giant zinnias in bulk.
- I've stopped buying these large bulk transactions.
Examples
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Compost is either sold in bulk, bagged, or given away to more than one end market.
Academic text (1999) -
The sheer bulk of the supplies the department sent along set me back, as I had to get not only myself but all this stuff another 300 miles into the wilderness.
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Like, you know, crew is the bulk of your cost always.
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The amount of items you need to buy to get that much bulk is crazy.
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Everything here is available in bulk, of course.
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I bought them in bulk.
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Excuse me, if I wanted to order any books in bulk... could I get some sort of a discount? - These books are brand new.
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The implemented pattern comprises the bulk of the metal network of the power distribution system.
Academic text (1996) -
Plans are to market excess compost for bulk sales to golf courses, schools, and other institutions.
Academic text (1996) -
Buying rice in bulk is often more economical than purchasing smaller packages.
Synonyms
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1.0
How big something is, for example clothes or shoes
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2.6
The size or level of something compared with others
358
3.9
A large amount of something, often items or activity
259
2.9
A large amount of material that has no clear shape
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4.7
The size or importance of something compared to others
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6.8
A very large size or amount
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2.8
The size or importance of something
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1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
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3.9
Being large and hard to carry or move
A great physical size or a large amount
How much matter something has that makes it heavy
A large amount of space that something takes
Being heavy, large, or physically strong
The state of being very heavy and hard to lift
Antonyms
Compounds
- Texting
Large amounts of email sent at once to many people, often ads or unwanted messages
- Specialized
A measure of how hard a material is to compress, using the pressure change divided by the change in volume
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bulk comes from the old Norse word bulki meaning 'swelling' or 'lump', and is like the English word bulge. So bulk can mean the 'size' or 'mass' of something because it shows how much space it fills.