/mas/ /mɑs/ (French)

Definitions

1. noun

A large or impressive quantity of something; a crowd or throng.

“The masse of people at the concert was overwhelming.”

2. noun

A large, undifferentiated mass of something, especially a mass of soft tissue.

“The masse of muscle tissue was tender to the touch.”

3. noun

A large amount of something, especially a quantity of a substance.

“The masse of paint was too heavy to lift.”

4. verb

To give someone a massage or a treatment, especially with oil or cream, often with therapeutic or relaxing purposes.

“She went to the spa to have her masse.”

5. noun

A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 10 grams.

“The masse of the object was 100 grams.”