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size

Pronunciation: /saɪz/

The English word “size” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
  2. A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.
  3. The number of edges in a graph.
  4. Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.
  5. An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls
  6. An assize.
  7. A regulation, piece of ordinance.
  8. A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.
  9. A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.
  10. A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.
  11. Wallpaper paste.
  12. The thickened crust on coagulated blood.

verb

  1. To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
  2. To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
  3. To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
  4. To separate different proteins by molecular weight.
  5. To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
  6. To take a greater size; to increase in size.
  7. To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
  8. To swell; to increase the bulk of.

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century, originally meant a “law or regulation that determines the amount to be paid”, from Middle English syse, sise (“regulation, control, limit”), from Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise (“assize”), from the verb asseoir (“to sit down”), from Latin assidēre, composed of ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European…

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