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Word: Size
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (also in the sense ‘assize, ordinance fixing a rate of payment’): from Old French sise, from assise ‘ordinance’, or a shortening of assize
sʌɪz
the relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is
Short Definition:relative extent of something
Examples:- the schools varied in size
- a forest the size of Wales
- firms of all sizes
each of the classes, typically numbered, into which garments or other articles are divided according to how large they are
Short Definition:each of classes into which garments or other articles are divided according to how large they are
Examples:- I can never find anything in my size
Word: Size
Speech Type: Verb
sʌɪz
alter or sort in terms of size or according to size
Short Definition:alter or sort in terms of size or according to size
Examples:- twist drills are sized in millimetres
estimate or measure something's dimensions
Short Definition:estimate or measure something's dimensions
Examples:- she was trying to size up a room with a tape measure
Word: Size
Speech Type: Adjective
sʌɪz
having a specified size; sized
Short Definition:having specified size
Examples:- marble-size chunks of hail
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