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SIZED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a specified size
Classified under:
Similar:
wolf-sized (having the approximate size of a wolf)
turkey-sized (having the approximate size of a turkey)
threepenny (used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long)
squirrel-sized (having the approximate size of a squirrel)
sparrow-sized (having the approximate size of a sparrow)
sorted (arranged according to size)
size ((used in combination) sized)
shrew-sized (having the approximate size of a shrew)
rabbit-sized (having the approximate size of a rabbit)
pig-sized (having the approximate size of a pig)
orange-sized (having the approximate size of an orange)
ninepenny (used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long)
mouse-sized (having the approximate size of a mouse)
medium-size; medium-sized; moderate-size; moderate-sized (intermediate in size)
kiwi-sized (having the approximate size of a kiwi fruit)
human-sized (having the approximate size of a human being)
grape-sized (having the approximate size of a grape)
fourpenny (used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long)
ferret-sized (having the approximate size of a ferret)
eightpenny (used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long)
dog-sized (having the approximate size of an average dog)
crow-sized (having the approximate size of a crow)
cookie-sized (having the approximate size of a cookie)
cherry-sized (having the approximate size of a cherry)
apple-sized (having the approximate size of an apple)
Antonym:
unsized (not fashioned to sizes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the surface treated or coated with sizing
Classified under:
Antonym:
unsized (not having the surface treated or coated with sizing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb size
Context examples:
It is characterized by the presence of small to medium sized T lymphocytes that are cytotoxic and express CD56.
(Monomorphic CD56+ Intestinal T-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Nanometer-sized particles, or nanoparticles, can be designed to target specific organs or tissues.
(Nanoparticles target, transform fat tissue, NIH)
One of four pea-sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid.
(Parathyroid gland, NCI Dictionary)
Comets are icy objects that range between house-sized to many miles across.
(New Study Shows What Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Can Teach Us, NASA)
The pituitary gland is a pea-sized organ at the base of the brain.
(Pituitary tumor, NCI Dictionary)
The Border Collie is a medium sized dog, with a body that is slightly longer than the height and a fairly wide skull.
(Border Collie, NCI Thesaurus)
And as to smaller-sized rooms than I had been used to, I really could not give it a thought.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
A neoplasm of lymphoblasts committed to the B-cell lineage, typically composed of small to medium-sized blast cells.
(B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
The B-prolymphocytes are medium-sized, round lymphoid cells with prominent nucleoli.
(B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
A pea-sized organ attached to the part of the brain called the hypothalamus.
(Pituitary gland, NCI Dictionary)
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