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bulk
Meaning: the largest part or amount of something
bulk in a sentence
How bulk is used in real sentences:
The bulk of the team arrived early for practice.
Although a few leaves remained, the bulk of the yard work was finished before lunch.
“The bulk of each harvest went to this crop, while only a few scraps missed the pile.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for bulk
Other words for bulk — majority, main part and greater part — carry the same meaning.
- majority
- main part
- greater part
Antonyms of bulk
Words that mean the opposite of bulk:
- minority
- small part
Where it comes from
From Old Norse bulki 'cargo or heap'
Memory hook
A BULKy pile makes up the BULK of what you see.