Size definition
Size is a noun meaning "the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)." It has 9 meanings, as a noun, a verb and an adjective, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Size as a noun
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"
Same sense: sizing
the actual state of affairs
"that's the size of the situation"
Same sense: size of it
a large magnitude
"he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"
Size as a verb
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
Size as an adjective
(used in combination) sized
"the economy-size package"
Synonyms and antonyms
- sizing
- size of it
How to say size
Size has 1 syllable and rhymes with guys. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with size
- guys
- eyes
- otherwise
- realize
- rise
- surprise
- lies
- exercise
- prize
- tries
- recognize
- wise
SIZE in word games
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Anagrams
- 0
Is SIZE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SIZE in the word checker, or unscramble SIZE to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.