Collocations for bulk - noun
1. large size
ADJ.
considerable, formidable, huge, massive, sheer
I was amazed by the sheer bulk of the creature.
I was amazed by the sheer bulk of the creature.
dark, looming, solid
VERB + BULK
ease, heave, shift (used about people)
He heaved his considerable bulk into the chair.
He heaved his considerable bulk into the chair.
2. large amount
ADJ.
great, large, overwhelming, vast
BULK + NOUN
buying, order, purchasing
PREP.
in ~
Sugar is imported in bulk from the mainland.
Sugar is imported in bulk from the mainland.
PHRASES
the bulk of
(= most of) The great bulk of the work has now been done.
(= most of) The great bulk of the work has now been done.
buy in bulk
It''s usually cheaper to buy in bulk.
It''s usually cheaper to buy in bulk.