Definition of bulks Bulks
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Wiktionary 
- bulks (Noun)
Plural of bulk.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: bulks |
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| bulk - the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" | ||
| mass, volume | ||
| magnitude the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" | ||
| bulk - the property possessed by a large mass | ||
| mass (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist | ||
| bulk - the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" | ||
| majority | ||
| minority being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position" | ||
| number, figure an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number" | ||
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| bulk - stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack" | ||
| pouch, protrude, bulge send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels | ||
| bulk - cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||
| bulge | ||
| pouch, protrude, bulge send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels | ||
| swell expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" | ||
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Wiktionary
- bulk (Noun)
Size, mass or volume. - bulk (Noun)
The major part of something. - bulk (Noun)
The result of water retained by fibre. - bulk (Noun)
A cargo or any items moved or communicated in the manner of cargo. - bulk (Noun)
Excess body mass, especially muscle. - bulk (Noun)
A hypothetical higher-dimensional space within which our own four-dimensional universe may exist. - bulk (Verb)
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent. - bulk (Verb)
To grow in size; to swell or expand. - bulk (Adjective)
Being large in size, mass or volume.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bulk (n.)
Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk. - bulk (n.)
The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt. - bulk (n.)
The cargo of a vessel when stowed. - bulk (n.)
The body. - bulk (v. i.)
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell. - bulk (v.)
A projecting part of a building.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bulk
Great weight, size, or mass. -
bulk
The greater part or amount.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bulk
bulk, n. a stall or framework built in front of a shop.—n. Bulk′er, a street thief or strumpet. [Ety. dub.; Prof. Skeat suggests Scand. bálk-r, beam, and Dr Murray quotes also an A.S. bolca, gangway of a ship.] -
bulk
bulk, n. magnitude or size: the greater part: any huge body or structure: the whole cargo in the hold of a ship.—v.i. to be in bulk: to be of weight or importance.—v.t. to put or hold in bulk.—ns. Bulk′head, a partition separating one part of the interior of a ship from another, either transverse or longitudinal, and usually made watertight; Bulk′iness.—adj. Bulk′y, having bulk: of great size, unwieldy.—Collision bulkhead, that nearest the bow—usually the only one in sailing-ships.—To load in bulk, to put the cargo in loose; To sell in bulk, to sell the cargo as it is in the hold: to sell in large quantities. [Prob. Scand.; Ice. bulki, a heap.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bulk
In bulk; things stowed without cases or packages. (See BULK-HEAD and LADEN IN BULK.)
