LEARNit Dictionary

mass

noun
B2
1
B2
a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form
توده, انبوه
2
B2
a large amount or quantity of something
مقدار زیاد, انبوه, حجم عظیم
a mass of blonde hair
I began sifting through the mass of evidence.
Both titles give readers a mass of information.
3
B2
a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way
انبوه, توده, جمع
I struggled through the mass of people to the exit.
The page was covered with a mass of figures.
a chaotic mass of ideas
4
B2
a large number or amount of something
مقدار زیاد, انبوه, توده, بسیاری, زیاد
There were masses of people in the shops yesterday.
I've got masses of work to do.
Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses!
There is masses of cake left over from the party.
synonym lots
5
the ordinary people in society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated
توده, عموم مردم, عوام, مردم عادی, عامه
government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses
a TV programme that brings science to the masses
the image of America with arms open wide to the world's huddled masses
6
the most; the majority
اکثریت, اکثر, بیشتر, بیشترین
The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents.
Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.
7
the quantity of material that something contains
جرم
calculating the mass of a planet
a mass of 46.3 kg
see also biomass, body mass index, centre of mass, critical mass, land mass, relative atomic mass
adjective
B2
1
affecting or involving a large number of people or things
انبوه, همگانی, گسترده
see also mass-market, mass media, weapon of mass destruction
verb
1
to come together in large numbers; to gather people or things together in large numbers
جمع شدن, گرد آمدن, اجتماع کردن, تجمع یافتن