Lump vs Amass - What's the difference?
lump | amass | Synonyms |
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
A group, set, or unit.
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
A dull or lazy person.
(informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
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A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
To treat as a single unit; to group together.
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
* 1887 , , A Study in Scarlet , Part II, Chapter V, page 123:
(obsolete) A mass; a heap.
* Thomas Pownall
Lump is a synonym of amass.
As nouns the difference between lump and amass
is that lump is cad while amass is (obsolete) a mass; a heap.As a verb amass is
to collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.lump
English
(wikipedia lump)Noun
(en noun)- Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps .
- a lump''' of coal; a '''lump''' of clay; a '''lump of cheese
- The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
- Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
- Don't just sit there like a lump .
- He's taken his lumps over the years.
Derived terms
* lumpectomy * lump in one’s throat * lumpy * lump-sunHyponyms
* nubbleExternal links
* *Verb
(en verb)- People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
See also
* take one’s lumps * lump it * like it or lump itAnagrams
* ----amass
English
Verb
(es)- to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases
- he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation.
Synonyms
* accumulate, heap up, pileNoun
(es)- a general idea of an amass of arms