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Plus Definition–preposition | 1. | more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve. |
| 2. | with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame. |
–adjective | 3. | involving or noting addition. |
| 4. | positive: a plus quantity. |
| 5. | more (by a certain amount). |
| 6. | Electricity. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity: the plus terminal. |
| 7. | Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process. |
| 8. | having a certain quality to an unusual degree: He has personality plus. |
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–conjunction | 13. | Informal. also; and; furthermore: A bicycle is cheaper than a car, plus it doesn't pollute the air. |
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Size Definition–noun | 1. | the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught. |
| 2. | considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality. |
| 3. | one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade: children's sizes of shoes. |
| 4. | extent; amount; range: a fortune of great size. |
| 5. | actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs: That's about the size of it. |
| 6. | a number of population or contents: What size is Springfield, Illinois? The size of that last shipment was only a dozen. |
| 7. | Obsolete. a fixed standard of quality or quantity, as for food or drink. |
–verb (used with object) | 8. | to separate or sort according to size. |
| 9. | to make of a certain size. | |
| 10. | Metallurgy. to press (a sintered compact) to close tolerances. |
| 11. | Obsolete. to regulate or control according to a fixed standard. |
—Verb phrase| 12. | size up, Informal. | a. | to form an estimate of (a situation, person, etc.); judge: They sized him
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up with a look. |
| b. | to meet a certain standard: He doesn't size up to my expectations. |
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—Idioms| 13. | of a size, of the same or similar size: The two poodles are of a size. |
| 14. | try on for size, | a. | to put on briefly in order to test the fit of, as a garment or shoes. |
| b. | to consider, evaluate, do, or use before taking further action: We'll try the plan on for size to see whether it's practical. |
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