as in dimension
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
we worried that the immense size of the sofa would make getting it through the doorway impossible
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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
coated the fabric with size before applying it to the wall
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Recent Examples of size
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
So Deng, Hani and Ma looked at what happens to Newton’s equations as the number of individual particles colliding and ricocheting grows to infinity and their size shrinks to zero.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
The report emphasizes that the economic influence of the U.S. Hispanic population is growing faster than its size.
—Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Clamp size Not every phone mount is compatible with every bike.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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The new species was identified by its size, coloring, scale pattern and genitalia.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
So Deng, Hani and Ma looked at what happens to Newton’s equations as the number of individual particles colliding and ricocheting grows to infinity and their size shrinks to zero.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
The report emphasizes that the economic influence of the U.S. Hispanic population is growing faster than its size.
—Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Clamp size Not every phone mount is compatible with every bike.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for size
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“Size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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