{
    "term": "mass",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form",
            "sensetop": "mass of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She saw a large dark mass in the water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain",
                    "contextForm": "mass of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sky was full of dark masses of clouds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When I washed the jumper, it just turned into a shapeless mass."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a dense mass of smoke"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A mass of cold air is coming from the north."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A tumbling mass of water cascaded down the staircase."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a seething mass of volcanic activity"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
                "preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
                "phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a large amount or quantity of something",
            "sensetop": "mass of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a mass of blonde hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I began sifting through the mass of evidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both titles give readers a mass of information."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A huge mass of material has been organized into a clear narrative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sorted through the mass of images scattered across the table."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
                "preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
                "phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way",
            "sensetop": "mass of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I struggled through the mass of people to the exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The page was covered with a mass of figures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a chaotic mass of ideas"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Beneath Simon's confident and charming exterior lurked a mass of insecurities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A mass of anti-war protesters packed the streets of London."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
                "preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
                "phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a large number or amount of something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were masses of people in the shops yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've got masses of work to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is masses of cake left over from the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Masses of adoring fans flocked to the venue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plant has masses of small flowers all summer long."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Workshops offers expert advice and masses of health information."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "lots",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
                "preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
                "phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the ordinary people in society",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a TV programme that brings science to the masses"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "huge"],
                "preposition": ["mass of", "masses of"],
                "phrases": ["the huddled masses", "the unwashed masses"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the most; the majority",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "the quantity of material that something contains",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "calculating the mass of a planet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mass of 46.3 kg"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bodybuilders trying to gain muscle mass eat a lot of protein."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Calcium deficiency can lead to low bone mass in adolescent girls."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a black hole gives off particles and radiation, it will lose mass."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["atomic", "molecular", "body"],
                "verb + mass": ["measure", "add", "gain"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be full of or covered with something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The rose bushes are a mass of flowers in June."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her arm was a mass of bruises."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mæs/",
                "audio": "ma/mass/mass__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mæs/",
                "audio": "ma/mass/mass__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’."
}