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