the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); a wolf is about the size of a large dog'

the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); he wears a size 13 shoe'

any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; size gives body to a fabric

[ Syn: sizing ]

the actual state of affairs; thats the size of the situation; she hates me, thats about the size of it

[ Syn: size of it ]

a large magnitude; he blanched when he saw the size of the bill; the only city of any size in that area'

(used in combination) sized; the economy-size package; average-size house'

cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

sort according to size

make to a size; bring to a suitable size