(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of something is the amount of it that there is.
Senior officials will be discussing how the ~ of sales might be reduced.
...the sheer ~ of traffic and accidents.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n
2.
The ~ of an object is the amount of space that it contains or occupies.
When egg whites are beaten they can rise to seven or eight times their original ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
3.
A ~ is a book. (FORMAL)
...a 125-page ~.
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4.
A ~ is one book in a series of books.
...the first ~ of his autobiography.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
5.
A ~ is a collection of several issues of a magazine, for example all the issues for one year.
...bound ~s of the magazine.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
6.
The ~ of a radio, television, or sound system is the loudness of the sound it produces.
He turned down the ~...
He came to complain about the ~ of the music.
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7.
If something such as an action speaks ~s about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
What you wear speaks ~s about you...
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR about n