size
noun
[ sʌɪz ]
• the relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.
• "the schools varied in size"
Similar:
dimensions,
measurements,
proportions,
magnitude,
largeness,
bigness,
bulk,
area,
expanse,
square footage,
footage,
acreage,
breadth,
width,
length,
height,
depth,
extent,
scope,
range,
scale,
volume,
capacity,
mass,
weight,
avoirdupois,
immensity,
amplitude,
hugeness,
vastness,
• each of the classes, typically numbered, into which garments or other articles are divided according to how large they are.
• "I can never find anything in my size"
size
verb
• alter or sort in terms of size or according to size.
• "twist drills are sized in millimetres"
• estimate or measure something's dimensions.
• "she was trying to size up a room with a tape measure"
size
adjective
• having a specified size; sized.
• "marble-size chunks of hail"
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘assize, ordinance fixing a rate of payment’): from Old French sise, from assise ‘ordinance’, or a shortening of assize.
size
noun
• a gelatinous solution used in glazing paper, stiffening textiles, and preparing plastered walls for decoration.
size
verb
• treat with size to glaze or stiffen.
• "paper will adhere to sized walls better"
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps the same word as size1.
