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
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.