BULK


Meaning of BULK in English

noun

1 large size

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , huge , massive , sheer

I was amazed by the sheer ~ of the creature.

▪ extra

VERB + BULK

▪ ease , heave , shift

He heaved his considerable ~ into the chair.

▪ add

2 large amount

ADJECTIVE

▪ great , large , overwhelming , vast

BULK + NOUN

▪ buying , order , purchasing

▪ mail , mailing (both esp. AmE )

~ mailing rates

▪ email

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

Sugar is imported in ~ from the mainland.

It's usually cheaper to buy in ~.

PHRASES

▪ the ~ of (= most of)

The great ~ of the work has now been done.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .