bulks

Noun

bulk (countable and uncountable, plural bulks)

1. Size, specifically, volume.
   • The Quantity of Matter is the measure of the same, arising from its density and bulk conjunctly.1729, I Newton, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, page 1
2. Any huge body or structure.
   • The obese woman couldn't ease her bulk through the narrow passageway.
3. The major part of something.
   • In the case of such a contract, there must be an implied condition that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in quality1911, Encyclopædia Britannica, volume 24, «Sample», page 119
   1. Majority, balance.
      • The bulk of my income comes from my office job, but I also teach a couple of evening classes.
   2. Gist.
      • I understood the bulk of what you were saying, just one of two points I need to hear again.
4. Dietary fibre.

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