Definitions for sizesaɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sizesaɪz(n.; v.)sized, siz•ing.
(n.)the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of anything:
the size of a farm.
considerable or great magnitude:
size versus quality.
one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade:
shoe sizes.
extent; amount; range:
a fortune of great size.
actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs:
That's about the size of it.
a number of population or contents:
What size is the city?
Obs. a fixed portion, as for food.
(v.t.)to separate or sort according to size.
to make of a certain size.
size up, to form an estimate of; judge.
Category: Verb Phrase
Idioms for size:
of a size,of the same or a similar size.
Category: Idiom
Origin of size:
1250–1300; ME syse orig., control, regulation, limit < OF sise, aph. var. of assise assize
sizesaɪz(n.; v.)sized, siz•ing.
(n.)any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, or other material.
Category: Printing
(v.t.)to coat or treat with size.
Category: Printing
Origin of size:
1400–50; late ME sise, syse (n.), of obscure orig.
Princeton's WordNet
size(noun)
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
"a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
size(noun)
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
"he wears a size 13 shoe"
size, sizing(noun)
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
"size gives body to a fabric"
size, size of it(noun)
the actual state of affairs
"that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
size(adj)
a large magnitude
"he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
size(verb)
(used in combination) sized
"the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
size(verb)
cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
size(verb)
sort according to size
size(verb)
make to a size; bring to a suitable size
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
size(noun)ɪz
how big or small sth is
Roses can be many different colors and sizes.; the size of the company's workforce
sizeɪz
one of the standard measurements used in clothes and shoes
What size do you wear?; Do you have these shoes in a size ten?
sizeɪz
the fact of being large
Look at the size of that watermelon!
size(verb)ɪz
to study a situation or person carefully and form an opinion
I could see she was sizing me up.
Webster Dictionary
Size(noun)
six
Size(verb)
a thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, etc
Size(verb)
any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish
Size(verb)
to cover with size; to prepare with size
Size(noun)
a settled quantity or allowance. See Assize
Size(noun)
an allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons; -- corresponding to battel at Oxford
Size(noun)
extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock
Size(noun)
figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size
Size(noun)
a conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale
Size(noun)
an instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, -- used for ascertaining the size of pearls
Size(verb)
to fix the standard of
Size(verb)
to adjust or arrange according to size or bulk
Size(verb)
to take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature
Size(verb)
to sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts
Size(verb)
to swell; to increase the bulk of
Size(verb)
to bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting
Size(verb)
to take greater size; to increase in size
Size(verb)
to order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book
Translations for size
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- grootteAfrikaans

- حَجْم، مَساحَهArabic

- големинаBulgarian

- tamanhoPortuguese (BR)

- velikostCzech

- die GrößeGerman

- størrelseDanish

- μέγεθοςGreek

- tamaño, magnitudSpanish

- suurus, mõõtmedEstonian

- اندازهFarsi

- kokoFinnish

- taille, dimension(s)French

- גוֹדֶלHebrew

- आकारHindi

- veličina, obujamCroatian

- nagyság, méretHungarian

- ukuranIndonesian

- stærðIcelandic

- dimensioniItalian

- 大きさJapanese

- 크기Korean

- dydis, mastasLithuanian

- lielums; apjomsLatvian

- ukuranMalay

- gtootteDutch

- størrelseNorwegian

- wielkośćPolish

- اندازهPersian

- اندازه، ميچ، ګچه: جسامت، جوسه، لويوالى:Pashto

- tamanhoPortuguese

- talie; măsurăRomanian

- размерRussian

- veľkosťSlovak

- velikostSlovenian

- veličinaSerbian

- storlekSwedish

- ขนาดใหญ่Thai

- büyüklük, hacimTurkish

- 大小Chinese (Trad.)

- об'єм, обсягUkrainian

- حجمUrdu

- quy mô, kích cỡVietnamese

- 大小Chinese (Simp.)

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