Collocations for mass - noun
1. large amount/number of sth
VERBS
enormous,
great,
huge,
large,
vast
broad
Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.
broad
Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.
shapeless
When I washed the sweater, it just turned into a shapeless mass.
When I washed the sweater, it just turned into a shapeless mass.
compact,
dense,
solid
land
the first women to cross Antarctica's land mass on foot
land
the first women to cross Antarctica's land mass on foot
chaotic
a chaotic mass of ideas
a chaotic mass of ideas
swirling
a swirling mass of shadows
a swirling mass of shadows
tangled
a tangled mass of hair
a tangled mass of hair
PREPOSITION
mass of
a dense mass of smoke
a dense mass of smoke
masses of
(informal)
There were masses of people at the concert.
There were masses of people at the concert.
PHRASES
the huddled masses,
the unwashed masses
(= large numbers of poor people)
the image of America with arms open wide to the world's huddled masses
the image of America with arms open wide to the world's huddled masses
2. (Mass) Christian ceremony
VERB + mass
attend,
go to,
hear
She never failed to attend Sunday Mass.
She never failed to attend Sunday Mass.
celebrate,
offer,
say
The local priest celebrates Mass in the church.
The local priest celebrates Mass in the church.
3. (technical) quantity of material
ADJECTIVE
atomic,
molecular
body, bone, muscle
Calcium deficiency can lead to low bone mass in adolescent girls.
body, bone, muscle
Calcium deficiency can lead to low bone mass in adolescent girls.
critical
The product has to be good enough to achieve a critical mass of customers. (figurative)
The product has to be good enough to achieve a critical mass of customers. (figurative)
VERB + mass
measure
add, gain
Bodybuilders trying to gain muscle mass eat a lot of protein.
add, gain
Bodybuilders trying to gain muscle mass eat a lot of protein.