BULK

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, ~, from Old Norse ~i cargo Date: 15th century 1. spatial dimension ; magnitude , material that forms a mass in the intestine, 2. body , an organized structure especially when viewed primarily as a mass of material, a ponderous shapeless mass, the main or greater part, Synonyms: see: ~ II. verb Date: 1540 transitive verb to cause to swell or bulge ; stuff , to gather into a mass or aggregate, intransitive verb swell , expand , to appear as a factor ; loom , III. adjective Date: 1693 being in ~ , of or relating to materials in ~