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# massive

adjective (massive, more massive, most massive)

«massive» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Massive means very big and heavy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#m1)
2. Massive means very large in amount or degree, like a massive mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#m2)
3. In British and Australian slang, massive can mean very popular or important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, a massive object has a lot of mass (matter); a massive star is much heavier than the Sun. In stories, massive makes things sound huge: a massive wave, a massive dog. In everyday talk it is used to exaggerate: "a massive thank you".

### Examples

- A massive wave crashed onto the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x1)
- The castle has massive stone walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x2)
- There was a massive queue for the ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x3)
- Jupiter is a massive planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x4)
- We had a massive argument about the TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x5)
- A massive thank you to all our helpers! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x6)
- The tree trunk was massive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x7)
- Some vessels, curiously formed of massive gold, had been brought home among the booty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/#x8)

### Note

Adverb: massively. Noun: mass. In science, "massive" means having lots of mass, not just big in size: a balloon can be big but not massive.

## In Jewish tradition

Ezekiel lists "massive iron" among the trade goods of Tyre. Some translators think it may mean wrought iron. In the primary lessons: In science, a massive object has a lot of mass (matter); a massive star is much heavier than the Sun. In stories, massive makes things sound huge: a massive wave, a massive dog. In everyday talk it is used to exaggerate: "a massive thank you".

### Examples

- Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise. (Prophets EZK.27.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/massive/#x1)

### Note

Adverb: massively. Noun: mass. In science, "massive" means having lots of mass, not just big in size: a balloon can be big but not massive.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «massive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «massive» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/massive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«massive» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/massive.html) on Mova free.