mass

Matter, material.; A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.countablephysicaluncountable

• And if it were not for theſe Principles the Bodies of the Earth, Planets, Comets, Sun, and all things in them would grow cold and freeze, and become inactive Maſſes ; […].
• […] and because a deep mass of continual sea is slower stirred to rage.

Matter, material.; Precious metal, especially gold or silver.countableobsoletephysical

• Right in the midst the Goddesse selfe did stand / Upon an altar of some costly masse […].

Matter, material.; A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.countablephysicaluncountable

Matter, material.; A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.countablephysicaluncountable

• blue mass

Matter, material.; A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure.countablephysicaluncountable

• Near-synonym: lump

Matter, material.; Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.countablephysicaluncountable

• After all, muscle maniacs go "ga ga" over mass no matter how it's presented.

A large quantity; a sum.countableuncountable

• […]he hath discovered to me the way to five or six of the richest mines which the Spaniard hath, and whence all the mass of gold that comes into Spain in effect is drawn.
• For though he had spent a huge mass of treasure in transporting his army, […].

A large quantity; a sum.; Bulk; magnitude; body; size.countableuncountable

• Witness this army of such mass and charge / Led by a delicate and tender prince,

A large quantity; a sum.; The principal part; the main body.countableuncountable

• Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the mass of the fugitives in their escape.

A large quantity; a sum.; A large body of individuals, especially persons.countableuncountable

• The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.
• A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk.

To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to assemble.ergative

• They would unavoidably mix up the whole of these declarations, and mass them together, although the Judge might direct the Jury not to do so.
• Every bend on the hill had acted like a funnel to mass them together in this peculiar way.

Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.not-comparableusually

• There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.

Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.not-comparableusually

• Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.

The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

Celebration of the Eucharist.

The main kind of church service, in some denominations.broadly

• She went to mass every Sunday for many years, and when she retired, she took to going on some weekdays, too.

The sacrament of the Eucharist.usually

A musical setting of parts of the mass.

To celebrate mass.intransitiveobsolete

• massing priests