lump size
1Lump — (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2Lump coal — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… …
3Lump sum — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… …
4lump — ləmp n 1) a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape 2) an abnormal mass or swelling <presenting as a neck lump> …
5lump — [[t]lʌ̱mp[/t]] lumps, lumping, lumped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A lump of something is a solid piece of it. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. ...a lump of wood... They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.… …
6Lump of labour fallacy — The lump of labour or lump of jobs fallacy is an argument generally considered to be fallacious that the amount of work available to labourers is fixed. Contending that the amount of work is flexible not static, most economists oppose such… …
7lump coal — noun : bituminous coal in the large lumps remaining after a single screening that is often designated by the size of the mesh over which it passes and by which the minimum size lump is determined 3/4 inch lump coal 2 inch lump coal …
8lump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape 2. a. aggregate, totality < taken in the lump > b. majority 3. protuberance; especial …
9Size — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Size >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 size size magnitude dimension bulk volume Sgm: N 1 largeness largeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c.(of quantity) 31 Sgm: N 1 e …
10lump sum — 1) A sum of money paid all at once, rather than in instalments. 2) A sum of money paid for freight, irrespective of the size of the cargo. 3) An insurance benefit, such as a sum of money paid on retirement or redundancy or to the beneficiaries on …