Collocations for "mass"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mass" in context.
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mass
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a mass of [earth, sand, water, land]
- a land mass
- a mass of [onlookers, people, tourists, runners, spectators]
- a mass of [failures, errors, mistakes]
- a mass of [cookie, bread, pizza] dough
- an overwhelming mass of [proof, evidence]
- [calculate, determine] the critical mass
- the mass of an object on [Earth, the moon, Mars]
- [measure, calculate] the object's mass
- [measure] the mass of the object
- has a mass of [5 kg]
- [trim, shed, reduce] body mass
- [body, bone, molecular] mass
- appeals to the masses
- cater to the masses
- is popular among the masses
- [midnight, morning, evening] mass
- [Christmas Eve, Easter, Holy] mass
- attend the [Christmas Eve] mass
- led the funeral mass
- the mass [production, distribution, wholesale] (of)
- mass [recruitment, lay-offs, redundancies]
- mass media [content, services, companies]
- the [film, singer, star, actress, player] has mass appeal
- a mass-market [product, item, appeal]
- on the mass market
- a mass exodus of [workers, refugees, citizens, fans]
- a mass outbreak of [a disease, cholera, food poisoning]
- [a scene, an act, weapons] of mass destruction
- (another) mass [killing, shooting] (at)
'mass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):