size

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (used in combination) sized

- the economy-size package

- average-size house

Similar word(s): sized

noun

1. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

- a wolf is about the size of a large dog

Definition categories: attribute, magnitude

2. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)

- he wears a size 13 shoe

Definition categories: attribute, property

3. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics

- size gives body to a fabric

Similar word(s): sizing

Definition categories: substance, filler

4. the actual state of affairs

- that's the size of the situation

- she hates me, that's about the size of it

Definition categories: state, situation

5. a large magnitude

- he blanched when he saw the size of the bill

- the only city of any size in that area

Definition categories: attribute, magnitude

Sentences with size as a noun:

- The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.

- I don't think we have the red one in your size.

verb

1. cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

Definition categories: contact, coat, surface

2. sort according to size

Definition categories: cognition, assort, class, classify, separate, sort

3. make to a size; bring to a suitable size

Definition categories: change