| slovo | definícia |
bulk
(mass) | bulk
- množstvo, množstvo |
bulk
(encz) | bulk,hlavní část n: Rostislav Svoboda |
bulk
(encz) | bulk,množství Zdeněk Brož |
bulk
(encz) | bulk,objem Pavel Machek; Giza |
bulk
(encz) | bulk,velký Pavel Machek; Giza |
bulk
(encz) | bulk,velký objem Zdeněk Brož |
Bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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Bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bulking.]
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
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The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the
moment. --Leslie
Stephen.
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Bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\, n. [Icel. b[=a]lkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk,
n. & v.]
A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]
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Here, stand behind this bulk. --Shak.
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bulk
(gcide) | Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
[PJC]
6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
[WordNet 1.5]
Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
bulk
(wn) | bulk
n 1: the property resulting from being or relating to the
greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the
majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work
is finished" [syn: majority, bulk] [ant: minority]
2: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is
cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of
correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: bulk,
mass, volume]
3: the property possessed by a large mass
v 1: stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
2: cause to bulge or swell outwards [syn: bulge, bulk] |
BULK
(bouvier) | BULK, contracts. Said to be merchandise which is neither counted) weighed,
nor measured.
2. A sale by bulk, is a sale of a quantity of goods,, such as they are,
without measuring, counting, or weighing. Civ. Code of Louis. a. 3522, n. 6.
BULL, eccles. law. A letter from the pope of Rome, written on parchment, to
which is attached a leaden seal, impressed with the images of Saint Peter
and Saint Paul.
2. There are three kinds of apostolical rescripts, the brief, the
signature, and the bull, which last is most commonly used in legal matters.
Bulls may be compared to the edicts and letters-patent of secular princes:
when the bull grants a favor, the seal is attached by means of silken
strings; and when to direct execution to be performed, with flax cords.
Bulls are written in Latin, in a round and Gothic hand. Ayl. Par. 132; Ayl.
Pand. 21; Mer. Rep. h. t.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
tabulka
(msasasci) | tabulka
- chart, table, tally |
tabulky
(msasasci) | tabulky
- tables, tables |
bulk large
(encz) | bulk large,vypadat velký Zdeněk Brož |
bulk mail
(encz) | bulk mail,hromadný dopis n: [it.] Cascaval |
bulk up
(encz) | bulk up,přibrat na váze v: získáním svalové hmoty Pino |
bulkhead
(encz) | bulkhead,přepážka lodi Zdeněk Brož |
bulkier
(encz) | bulkier,objemnější adj: Zdeněk Brožbulkier,rozměrnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bulkiness
(encz) | bulkiness,mohutnost n: Zdeněk Brožbulkiness,objemnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
bulky
(encz) | bulky,neskladný adj: Zdeněk Brožbulky,objemný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
in bulk
(encz) | in bulk,volně sypaný Oldřich Švec |
sludge bulk concentration
(encz) | sludge bulk concentration,objemová koncentrace kalu [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
bulka
(czen) | bulka,knobn: Zdeněk Brožbulka,lumpn: Pino |
břidlicová tabulka
(czen) | břidlicová tabulka,slaten: v minulosti používáno na psaní ve
školách Pino |
cibulka
(czen) | cibulka,bulb Zdeněk Brožcibulka,bulbiln: Zdeněk Brož |
hašovací tabulka
(czen) | hašovací tabulka,hash tablen: [it.] Ivan Masár |
inventarizační seznam (tabulka)
(czen) | inventarizační seznam (tabulka),inventory table[eko.] Seznam vstupů a
výstupů ze systému získaný v průběhu první fáze LCA -
inventarizace. RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
jarní cibulka
(czen) | jarní cibulka,spring onionn: Zdeněk Brož |
kontingenční tabulka
(czen) | kontingenční tabulka,pivot tablen: [it.] Ivan Masár |
okenní tabulka
(czen) | okenní tabulka,windowpanen: Zdeněk Brož |
okenní tabulky
(czen) | okenní tabulky,panesn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
periodická tabulka prvků
(czen) | periodická tabulka prvků,periodic table Clock |
sestavit v tabulku
(czen) | sestavit v tabulku,tabulatev: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
tabulka
(czen) | tabulka,barn: Zdeněk Brožtabulka,chartn: Zdeněk Brožtabulka,signn: Zdeněk Brožtabulka,tablen: Zdeněk Brožtabulka,tally[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
tabulka dostihových výsledků
(czen) | tabulka dostihových výsledků,racing formn: Michal Ambrož |
tabulka pro výpočet adresy transformací klíče
(czen) | tabulka pro výpočet adresy transformací klíče,hash tablen: opisní
překlad Ivan Masár |
tabulka užití
(czen) | tabulka užití,use table[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
tabulkovaný
(czen) | tabulkovaný,tabulatedadj: Zdeněk Brož |
tabulkové procesory
(czen) | tabulkové procesory,spreadsheets Zdeněk Brož |
tabulkový
(czen) | tabulkový,tabbedadj: Ge0rgetabulkový,tabularadj: Ritchie |
tabulkový editor
(czen) | tabulkový editor,spreadsheet[it.] |
tabulkový procesor
(czen) | tabulkový procesor,spreadsheet Pavel Machek; Giza |
tabulky
(czen) | tabulky,tablesn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
v oddělených tabulkách
(czen) | v oddělených tabulkách,shardedadj: [it.] Martin Malý Ivan Masár |
výrobní tabulka
(czen) | výrobní tabulka,make table[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Barrel bulk
(gcide) | Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l), n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob.
fr. barre bar. Cf. Barricade.]
1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth,
and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with
hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker
barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical
container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies
for different articles and also in different places for
the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A
barrel of wine is 311/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196
pounds.
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3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel
of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the
spring is coiled.
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4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is
discharged. --Knight.
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5. A jar. [Obs.] --1 Kings xvii. 12.
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6. (Zool.) The hollow basal part of a feather.
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Barrel bulk (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet,
used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight.
Barrel drain (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical
tube.
Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part of a boiler,
containing the flues.
Barrel of the ear (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic
cavity.
Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the
action of a revolving cylinder.
Barrel vault. See under Vault.
[1913 Webster]Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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Bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
[1913 Webster]Bulk \Bulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bulking.]
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
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The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the
moment. --Leslie
Stephen.
[1913 Webster]Bulk \Bulk\, n. [Icel. b[=a]lkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk,
n. & v.]
A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]
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Here, stand behind this bulk. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
[PJC]
6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
[WordNet 1.5]
Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
Bulked
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bulking.]
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
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The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the
moment. --Leslie
Stephen.
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Bulked line
(gcide) | Bulkhead \Bulk"head`\, n. [See Bulk part of a building.]
1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on
the same deck.
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2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of
earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a
mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
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Bulked line, a line beyond which a wharf must not project;
-- usually, the harbor line.
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Bulker
(gcide) | Bulker \Bulk"er\, n. (Naut.)
A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in
order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.
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Bulkhead
(gcide) | Bulkhead \Bulk"head`\, n. [See Bulk part of a building.]
1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on
the same deck.
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2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of
earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a
mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
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Bulked line, a line beyond which a wharf must not project;
-- usually, the harbor line.
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Bulkiness
(gcide) | Bulkiness \Bulk"i*ness\, n.
Greatness in bulk; size.
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Bulking
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bulking.]
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
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The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the
moment. --Leslie
Stephen.
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Bulky
(gcide) | Bulky \Bulk"y\, a.
Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick;
massive; as, bulky volumes.
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A bulky digest of the revenue laws. --Hawthorne.
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Embulk
(gcide) | Embulk \Em*bulk"\, v. t.
To enlarge in the way of bulk. [R.] --Latham.
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In bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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Laden in bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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Overbulk
(gcide) | Overbulk \O`ver*bulk"\, v. t.
To oppress by bulk; to overtower. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.
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Sale by bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
[1913 Webster]
Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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Stowed in bulk
(gcide) | Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
[1913 Webster]
Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
[1913 Webster]
The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
[1913 Webster]
Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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To break bulk
(gcide) | Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. broke (br[=o]k), (Obs.
Brake); p. p. Broken (br[=o]"k'n), (Obs. Broke); p. pr.
& vb. n. Breaking.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS.
brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to
creak, Sw. braka, br[aum]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to
break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to
pound, Breach, Fragile.]
1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with
violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;
to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
--Shak.
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2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a
package of goods.
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3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or
communicate.
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Katharine, break thy mind to me. --Shak.
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4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
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Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . .
To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.
--Milton
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5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or
terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to
break one's journey.
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Go, release them, Ariel;
My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore.
--Shak.
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6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,
to break a set.
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7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to
pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British
squares.
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8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
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The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments
with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
--Prescott.
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9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller
denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
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10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,
to break flax.
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11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.
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An old man, broken with the storms of state.
--Shak.
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12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a
fall or blow.
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I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.
--Dryden.
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13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,
and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,
to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose
cautiously to a friend.
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14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to
discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or
saddle. "To break a colt." --Spenser.
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Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?
--Shak.
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15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to
ruin.
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With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,
Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.
--Dryden.
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16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to
cashier; to dismiss.
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I see a great officer broken. --Swift.
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Note: With prepositions or adverbs:
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To break down.
(a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's
strength; to break down opposition.
(b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to
break down a door or wall.
To break in.
(a) To force in; as, to break in a door.
(b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.
To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break
one of a habit.
To break off.
(a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.
(b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. "Break off thy sins by
righteousness." --Dan. iv. 27.
To break open, to open by breaking. "Open the door, or I
will break it open." --Shak.
To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to
break out a pane of glass.
To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it
easily.
To break through.
(a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the
force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to
break through the enemy's lines; to break through the
ice.
(b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.
To break up.
(a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow
ground). "Break up this capon." --Shak. "Break up
your fallow ground." --Jer. iv. 3.
(b) To dissolve; to put an end to. "Break up the court."
--Shak.
To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert
completely; to upset. [Colloq.]
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Note: With an immediate object:
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To break the back.
(a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.
(b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the
back of a difficult undertaking.
To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by
removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to
transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.
To break a code to discover a method to convert coded
messages into the original understandable text.
To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting
concealment, as game when hunted.
To break a deer or To break a stag, to cut it up and
apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.
To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See
Breakfast.
To break ground.
(a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence
excavation, as for building, siege operations, and
the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a
canal, or a railroad.
(b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.
(c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.
To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.
To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with
violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of
the fastenings provided to secure it.
To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to
overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a
subject.
To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually
by forcible means.
To break a jest, to utter a jest. "Patroclus . . . the
livelong day breaks scurril jests." --Shak.
To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,
so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with
those in the preceding course.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck.
To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.]
To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through
obstacles by force or labor.
To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal
by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs
with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly
employed in some countries.
To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.
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Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;
infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.
[1913 Webster]Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk
lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.
Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
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Against these forces there were prepared near one
hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
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2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
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The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
"to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.
Morley.
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3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
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4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile.
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Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.
To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
cargo.
In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in
the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
or measure.
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Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
massiveness.
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bulk large
(wn) | bulk large
v 1: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large] |
bulk mail
(wn) | bulk mail
n 1: mail consisting of large numbers of identical items
(circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses
at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot |
bulk modulus
(wn) | bulk modulus
n 1: the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to
the fractional change in volume |
bulkhead
(wn) | bulkhead
n 1: a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments |
bulkiness
(wn) | bulkiness
n 1: an unwieldy largeness [syn: bulkiness, massiveness] |
bulky
(wn) | bulky
adj 1: of large size for its weight |
BULK
(bouvier) | BULK, contracts. Said to be merchandise which is neither counted) weighed,
nor measured.
2. A sale by bulk, is a sale of a quantity of goods,, such as they are,
without measuring, counting, or weighing. Civ. Code of Louis. a. 3522, n. 6.
BULL, eccles. law. A letter from the pope of Rome, written on parchment, to
which is attached a leaden seal, impressed with the images of Saint Peter
and Saint Paul.
2. There are three kinds of apostolical rescripts, the brief, the
signature, and the bull, which last is most commonly used in legal matters.
Bulls may be compared to the edicts and letters-patent of secular princes:
when the bull grants a favor, the seal is attached by means of silken
strings; and when to direct execution to be performed, with flax cords.
Bulls are written in Latin, in a round and Gothic hand. Ayl. Par. 132; Ayl.
Pand. 21; Mer. Rep. h. t.
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