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   bulk

   /bʌlk/

   noun

   • 1. the mass or size of something large: "residents jump up and down on their rubbish to reduce its bulk" Similar sizevolumedimensionsmeasurementsproportionsmasssubstancescalemagnitudeimmensityhugenessvastnessmassivenessbulkinesslargenessbignessamplenessamplitude
   • ▪ large size or shape: "he moved quickly in spite of his bulk"
   • ▪ a large mass or shape.
   • ▪ large in quantity: "bulk orders of over 100 copies"
   • ▪ roughage in food: "potatoes supply energy, essential protein, and bulk"
   • ▪ cargo in an unpackaged mass such as grain or oil: "the port is specially designed for the largest dry bulk vessels"
   • ▪ the thickness of paper or a book.
   • 2. the greater part of something: "the bulk of the traffic had passed" Similar majoritygreater quantity/numberlarger part/numberbest/better partmain partmajor partmostalmost allmore than half(main) bodylion's sharepredominancepreponderancegeneralityOpposite minority

   verb

   • 1. treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is: "traders were bulking up their flour with chalk"
   • ▪ build up flesh and muscle, typically in training for sporting events: "he took dietary supplements to bulk up as he lifted weights"
   • 2. combine (shares or commodities for sale): "your shares will be bulked with others and sold at the best prices available"

   Word Origin Middle English: the senses ‘cargo as a whole’ and ‘heap, large quantity’ (the earliest recorded) are probably from Old Norse búlki ‘cargo’; other senses arose perhaps by alteration of obsolete bouk ‘belly, body’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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