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bulk

The correct spelling is bulk.

How to pronounce bulk

/bʌlk/
noun

IPA: /bʌlk/

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The correct spelling is bulk. Size, specifically, volume. For example: "I understood the bulk of what you were saying, just one of two points I need to hear again."

Usage Examples

I understood the bulk of what you were saying, just one of two points I need to hear again.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Size, specifically, volume.
  2. 2.Any huge body or structure.
  3. 3.The major part of something.
  4. 4.Dietary fibre.
  5. 5.Unpackaged goods when transported in large volumes, e.g. coal, ore or grain.

verb

  1. 1.To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent.
  2. 2.To grow in size; to swell or expand.
  3. 3.To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc.
  4. 4.To put or hold in bulk.
  5. 5.To add bulk to, to bulk out.

adjective

  1. 1.Being large in size, mass or volume (of goods, etc.)
  2. 2.Total

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