size
1the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality.
one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade: children's sizes of shoes.
actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs: That's about the size of it.
a number of population or contents: What size is Springfield, Illinois? The size of that last shipment was only a dozen.
Obsolete. a fixed standard of quality or quantity, as for food or drink.
to separate or sort according to size.
to make of a certain size.
Metallurgy. to press (a sintered compact) to close tolerances.
Obsolete. to regulate or control according to a fixed standard.
size up, Informal.
to form an estimate of (a situation, person, etc.); judge: They sized him up with a look.
to meet a certain standard: He doesn't size up to my expectations.
Idioms about size
of a size, of the same or similar size: The two poodles are of a size.
try on for size,
to put on briefly in order to test the fit of, as a garment or shoes.
to consider, evaluate, do, or use before taking further action: We'll try the plan on for size to see whether it's practical.
Origin of size
1synonym study For size
Words that may be confused with size
- sighs, size
Words Nearby size
Other definitions for size (2 of 2)
any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
to coat or treat with size.
Origin of size
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How to use size in a sentence
What this lacks in size and storage capacity, it makes up for in portability.
Great filing cabinets for your home office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThere are some other compromises that you’ll have to make for that small size, as well.
Sony built a tiny mirrorless camera with a full-frame sensor inside | Stan Horaczek | September 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceBased on their value proposition and size, there can also be data analytics departments involved, web development teams, etc.
How would an SEO agency be built today? Part 2: Current business model(s) | Sponsored Content: SEOmonitor | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine LandFinally, for better visual stability, Google recommends using size attributes for images and videos and loading content from the top.
8 major Google ranking factors — SEO guide | Sponsored Content: SEO PowerSuite | September 15, 2020 | Search Engine LandTo do that, we have to look at things like “effect sizes” of previous studies and translate them into pandemic-relevant metrics.
Why Coming Up With Effective Interventions To Address COVID-19 Is So Hard | Neil Lewis Jr. (nlewisjr@cornell.edu) | September 14, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Families stuff a life-size male doll with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in their clothing.
In 2013, with a similar-size budget but more detainees, the cost worked out to about $2.7 million per detainee.
Then make it clear that there will be no bailouts, not that there will be bailouts up to this or that size.
The report detailed such techniques as "rectal rehydration" and the use of coffin-size confinement boxes.
As I size up the scene, Jack White now wears the crown … and he wears it well.
Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouBut just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumThe great park which surrounded it was one of the most celebrated in all England, celebrated alike for its size and its beauty.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAll were of small size, and in good part devoted to spirited political discussion.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyA girl of forty-two weeks showed the same excitement at the sight of a life-size painting of a cat as at that of a real cat.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for size (1 of 2)
/ (saɪz) /
the dimensions, proportions, amount, or extent of something
large or great dimensions, etc
one of a series of graduated measurements, as of clothing: she takes size 4 shoes
informal state of affairs as summarized: he's bankrupt, that's the size of it
to sort according to size
(tr) to make or cut to a particular size or sizes
Origin of size
1usage For size
Derived forms of size
- sizer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for size (2 of 2)
/ (saɪz) /
Also called: sizing a thin gelatinous mixture, made from glue, clay, or wax, that is used as a sealer or filler on paper, cloth, or plaster surfaces
(tr) to treat or coat (a surface) with size
Origin of size
2Derived forms of size
- sizy, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with size
In addition to the idiom beginning with size
- size up
also see:
- cut down (to size)
- pick on (someone your own size)
- take down a notch (to size)
- that's about the size of it
- try on (for size)
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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