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(obsolete outside dialectal) An assize.

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

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

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

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

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A regulation, piece of ordinance.

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

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

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A number of edges in a graph.

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Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.

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

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

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To classify or arrange by size.

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To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.

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To take a greater size; to increase in size.

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

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To swell; to increase the bulk of.

It was about the size of mine.

Dean was amazed at the size of the crowd.

One was plainly Xander by his size, and the profile of the second was familiar to her.

It was almost twice the size of hers.

There were clothes in the dresser, not quite her size but not too far off.

Deidre watched in growing horror as his teeth turned from normal to sharpened, and two long canines half the size of her index finger lengthened from his gum.

Many of them were ones he had suggested – like the size of the fireplace and replacing the stairs with a spiral staircase.

His whole head was wrapped in rags and one cheek was swollen to the size of a baby's head.

Xander didn't move like she expected a man his size to move.

He turned her to face him, and she gazed up at him, once again awed by his size, heat, and intensity.

He was dressed again all in black, a color that should have minimized his size but just amplified how ripped he was beneath the clothing.

A small door—possibly leading to a bathroom or closet—was closed and blocked by one of Ully.s science toys the size of a copy machine.

It was a severed hand, a woman.s hand by its small size.

Her size surprised him.

I, for one, would like to find a secure place in a medium size town, with all of us living nearby.

A few Naturals were found every year, and he didn't bother to remember their names in an organization his size, leaving that level of detail to his most trusted men, the two regional commanders, and dozens of sector commanders worldwide.

All he remembered was Ethel Rosewater's bra size and the price of beer at Delaney's Market.

She gasped at the intensity that turned her lower belly into a furnace and swept through her, making her achingly aware of his scent, the heat and smoothness of his skin, the size of his body and the hot mouth pressed against her neck.

When she ducked out for lunch at noon, the line showed no signs of decreasing in size.

She found herself leaning into him, soothed by his size and the heat of the skin of his chest against her cheek.

Xander moved with an agility she'd never seen before in someone half his size.

Their skin coloring and complexions were similar enough for them to be brother and sister, despite the size difference.

The chief development of this family, both as to size and number of forms, is in the mountain regions with a temperate climate; the smaller species are found in the hotter regions and in the low-lying rivers.

But the inventors of our age have put a billion transistors on an area the size of a postage stamp.

They were approximately the right size but too dried and twisted to wear.

Fella had my shoe size and his wife gave me a whale of a deal.

In addition to its small size, it shared a common wall to the Dean's quarters, infringing on their privacy.

Cynthia sat huddled in the corner of her seat, away from Dean, her tiny size looking childlike as she trembled, in spite of the fact the Jeep's heater was set on high.

In spite of her pussycat size, she looked as if she could scratch your eyes out as quick as a tiger.

It contained a sofa, two wing chairs, a queen size bed, a fully stocked wet bar, kitchenette, bathroom, wide screen TV, books, and magazines.

The shopkeeper and Claudia both looked at him quizzically, wondering how a man, so obviously a clotheshorse, did not know his suit size.

He stood a full head taller than Connor, but they probably were close in size across the chest.

There were easels, palettes, canvasses of every size, oils, water colors, sketch pads, pencil sets, brushes, virtually anything an artist would need.

Full size ice pack coming right up.

Still, his tenacity was what had inspired the name, not his size.

How do you get used to carrying something half your size?

Other than that and their size, what's the advantage?

Josh had the advantage of size, but Alex was faster.

She padded towards her desk, where the Undersecretary of Domestic Security's electronic records were maintained within a secured, portable vault the size of her hand.

George, I have a small black box about the size of your hand with nothing but a keypad in it.

He opened it and looked at the small black keypad a quarter the size of his palm.

Its size was camouflaged by the surrounding forest and technology.

He tossed her micro, pills, and a vault half the size of his hand on the pillows near him.

It was so small, not even the size of his palm.

It'll only drop a man half my size for five minutes.

It's in a vault the size of my hand.

Instead of listening to him, she dug out the water-breathers and life vests, each packaged in small plastic containers the size of her hand.

The size of the river made Lana tick off one of her alternatives.

The buildings held lights and people, and the canal curved to the left, hiding the size of the city.

It was the size of a greencar—large enough to power the town.