To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
To assemble in a mass
Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
Synonym of weight
A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
A large body of individuals, especially persons.
Celebration of the Eucharist.
The lower classes of persons.
The sacrament of the Eucharist.
The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
A musical setting of parts of the mass.
A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
The principal part; the main body.
A large quantity; a sum.
In trench warfare parados referred to a bank of earth or similar material behind the rear of the trench, opposite the parapet, affording protection from explosions and fragments when shells or bombs overshot the trench.
Generally a screen or embankment to protect the rear of a position from enemy attack, from bomb splinters from behind, from enemy fire from a commanding height, or fire from flanking positions. In common English usage since World War II, the term "parados", particularly in trench warfare, has largely been discarded in favour of "rear parapet", which, etymologically speaking, is a contradiction in terms. In some contexts the term "rear traverse" is preferred, but no usage is exclusive.
In fortifications that were enfiladed by enemy in positions commanding the fort, an internal parados could defilade the enemy, serving as physical protection and blindage. Usages of the term have varied inconsistently according to times and sources. Some sources use parados as a synonym for a traverse; some other sources represent parados as a special class of traverse and not necessarily at the back of any particular position.