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bulk

/bʌlk/ noun C1
  1. Size, specifically, volume. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Any huge body or structure. (countable, uncountable) · The obese woman couldn't ease her bulk through the narrow passageway.
  3. The major part of something. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Majority, balance. (countable, uncountable) · The bulk of my income comes from my office job, but I also teach a couple of evening classes.· The bulk of the criticisms were invalid.
  5. Gist. (countable, uncountable) · I understood the bulk of what you were saying, just one of two points I need to hear again.
  6. Dietary fibre. (countable, uncountable)
  7. Unpackaged goods when transported in large volumes, e.g. coal, ore, or grain. (uncountable)
  8. A cargo or any items moved or communicated in the manner of cargo. (countable)

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I have no doubt that he has twenty banking accounts; the bulk of his fortune abroad in the Deutsche Bank or the Crédit Lyonnais as likely as not.
The Valley of Fear, p. 17 · C1
Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 190 · C1

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