All 3 Uses of
massive
in
Listening for Lions
- In the gloom I could make out a large fireplace, a piano, overstuffed chairs and sofas, and a massive table on which stood tall silver candlesticks.†
Book 1massive = very large
- A large lion was carved onto each of two massive stairway posts.†
Book 2
- As he seated me, I heard a slight groan as his crippled fingers lifted the weight of the massive wooden chair.†
Book 2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(massive) very large in size, number, or effect
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In geology, massive can refer to a type of rock rather than the size of a rock.