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{
"term": "mass",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form",
"sensetop": "mass of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She saw a large dark mass in the water."
},
{
"text": "The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance."
},
{
"text": "a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain",
"contextForm": "mass of something"
},
{
"text": "The sky was full of dark masses of clouds."
},
{
"text": "When I washed the jumper, it just turned into a shapeless mass."
},
{
"text": "a dense mass of smoke"
},
{
"text": "A mass of cold air is coming from the north."
},
{
"text": "A tumbling mass of water cascaded down the staircase."
},
{
"text": "a seething mass of volcanic activity"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
"preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
"phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a large amount or quantity of something",
"sensetop": "mass of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mass of blonde hair"
},
{
"text": "I began sifting through the mass of evidence."
},
{
"text": "Both titles give readers a mass of information."
},
{
"text": "A huge mass of material has been organized into a clear narrative."
},
{
"text": "He sorted through the mass of images scattered across the table."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
"preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
"phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way",
"sensetop": "mass of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I struggled through the mass of people to the exit."
},
{
"text": "The page was covered with a mass of figures."
},
{
"text": "a chaotic mass of ideas"
},
{
"text": "Beneath Simon's confident and charming exterior lurked a mass of insecurities."
},
{
"text": "A mass of anti-war protesters packed the streets of London."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
"preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
"phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a large number or amount of something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There were masses of people in the shops yesterday."
},
{
"text": "I've got masses of work to do."
},
{
"text": "Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses!"
},
{
"text": "There is masses of cake left over from the party."
},
{
"text": "Masses of adoring fans flocked to the venue."
},
{
"text": "The plant has masses of small flowers all summer long."
},
{
"text": "Workshops offers expert advice and masses of health information."
}
],
"synonyms": "lots",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
"preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
"phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the ordinary people in society",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses"
},
{
"text": "a TV programme that brings science to the masses"
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
"preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
"phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the most; the majority",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents."
},
{
"text": "Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "the quantity of material that something contains",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "calculating the mass of a planet"
},
{
"text": "a mass of 46.3 kg"
},
{
"text": "Bodybuilders trying to gain muscle mass eat a lot of protein."
},
{
"text": "Calcium deficiency can lead to low bone mass in adolescent girls."
},
{
"text": "As a black hole gives off particles and radiation, it will lose mass."
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["atomic", "molecular", "body"],
"verb + mass": ["measure", "add", "gain"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be full of or covered with something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The rose bushes are a mass of flowers in June."
},
{
"text": "Her arm was a mass of bruises."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mæs/",
"audio": "ma/mass/mass__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mæs/",
"audio": "ma/mass/mass__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’."
}