massive

  • 11massive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) large and heavy or solid. 2) exceptionally large, intense, or severe. 3) forming a solid or continuous mass. DERIVATIVES massively adverb massiveness noun. ORIGIN French massif, from Latin massa mass …

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  • 12Massive — Contents 1 Media (communication) 2 Medicine 3 Other 4 …

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  • 13massive — 01. The North American bison is a huge animal, with a [massive] woolly head. 02. He died instantly of a [massive] heart attack. 03. The Titanic was a [massive] vessel, the biggest in the world at that time. 04. The Americans conducted [massive]… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14massive — adjective Etymology: Middle English massiffe, from Anglo French mascif, alteration of massiz, from Vulgar Latin *massicius, from Latin massa mass Date: 15th century 1. forming or consisting of a large mass: a. bulky b. weighty, heavy < massive&#8230; …

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  • 15massive — mas|sive W3S2 [ˈmæsıv] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: massif, from masse; MASS1] 1.) very large, solid, and heavy ▪ The bell is massive, weighing over 40 tons. ▪ the castle s massive walls 2.) unusually large, powerful, or damaging ▪ My&#8230; …

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  • 16massive — I UK [ˈmæsɪv] / US adjective *** 1) very large or heavy the massive columns at Luxor 2) very large in amount or degree a massive amount of money Hard disk performance has failed to keep up with the massive increases in processor speeds. a massive …

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  • 17massive — [[t]mæ̱sɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED (emphasis) Something that is massive is very large in size, quantity, or extent. There was evidence of massive fraud. ...massive air attacks... The scale of the problem is massive. ...a massive steam boat. Syn:&#8230; …

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  • 18massive — mas|sive [ mæsıv ] adjective *** 1. ) very large or heavy: the massive columns at Luxor 2. ) very large in amount or degree: a massive amount of money Hard disk performance has failed to keep up with the massive increases in processor speeds. a&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19massive — adjective 1 very large, solid, and heavy: The bell is massive, weighing over 40 tons. | the castle s massive walls 2 unusually large, powerful, or damaging: a massive tax bill | I had a massive argument with Vicky yesterday. | a massive&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20massive — massively, adv. massiveness, massivity, n. /mas iv/, adj. 1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. 2. large and heavy looking: a massive forehead. 3. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in&#8230; …

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