masses

British  

/ ˈmæsɪz /

plural noun

1. the body of common people

2. informal (often foll by of) great numbers or quantities

   masses of food

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Example Sentences

The truth is Michael’s restaurant was a 5-star experience in Nobles County, Minn., and when the restaurant burned down, wherever Larry went, the rings went with him, and the masses found him.

From Salon

Solid tumors -- such as gastric, lung, and liver cancers -- form tightly packed masses that are difficult for immune cells to enter or function within.

From Science Daily

They move freely, obscuring borderlines between categories that once loomed like separate land masses: jazz and chamber music; acoustic and electric ensembles; songs and improvised forms.

From The Wall Street Journal

To become supermassive, they must grow dramatically over time, eventually reaching millions of solar masses.

From Science Daily

Supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from millions to billions of times that of the Sun, reside at the centers of most galaxies.

From Science Daily