Don’t be intimidated by the bulk of the dictionary on your desk. If you look in it, you’ll see that bulk is a small word used to talk about large things.
Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
Noun
the property possessed by a large mass
Noun
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"
Noun
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"
Verb
cause to bulge or swell outwards
Verb
stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
n.
Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as,
an ox or ship of great bulk.
n.
The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the
majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
n.
The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
n.
The body.
v. i.
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
v.
A projecting part of a building.
Bulk
Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable.2.
The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, "to obtain what by labor can be obtained."3.
My liver leaped within my bulk.
Bulk
The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment.
Bulk
Here, stand behind this bulk.
Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
A projecting part of a building.
Usage Examples
As a planning board commissioner, I have to review the applications for development throughout the city, and the bulk of those applications have been for the waterfront. I think the progress the waterfront has made is amazing.
And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business.
I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it.
Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors' annual medical expenses.
I mean, Britain is a country of successful Muslim businesspeople, teachers and educators, journalists. So, we have to say very strongly that the two million plus Muslims in Britain, the vast bulk of them make a huge contribution to our society, and they actually make it the vibrant society it is.
I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.
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