vast
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vast 
[vast, vahst] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun
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[vast, vahst] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space. |
| 2. | of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war. |
| 3. | very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: vast sums of money. |
| 4. | very great in degree, intensity, etc.: an artisan of vast skill. |
| 5. | Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space. |
[Origin: 1565–75; < L vastus empty, immense]
] —Related forms
vastly, adverb
vastness, noun
—Synonyms 1. measureless, boundless, gigantic, colossal, stupendous.
—Antonyms 1. small.
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| vast
(vāst) Pronunciation Key
adj. vast·er, vast·est
n. Archaic An immense space. [Latin vāstus.] vast'ly adv., vast'ness n. |
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