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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   (obsolete outside dialectal) An assize.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

   “The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.”

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A regulation, piece of ordinance.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.

   “I don't think we have the red one in your size.”

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A number of edges in a graph.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls.

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To classify or arrange by size.

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.

13. Meaning 13 · verb

    To take a greater size; to increase in size.

14. Meaning 14 · verb

    (Cambridge University) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.

15. Meaning 15 · verb

    To swell; to increase the bulk of.

How this word is used

• General “The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.”
• General “I don't think we have the red one in your size.”

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