size

adj : (used in combination) "the economy-size package";

"average-sized houses"

n 1: the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf

is about the size of a large dog"

2: the property resulting from being one of a series of

graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size

13 shoe"

3: any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to

stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn: {sizing}]

4: (informal) the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of

the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of

it" [syn: {size of it}]

5: a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the

bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"

v 1: cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or

sizing (a glutinous substance)

2: sort according to size

3: make to a size; bring to a suitable size