Bulk

  • 21Bülk — Bülk, Dorf an der Ostsee im dänischen Herzogthum Schleswig, nördlich von Friedrichsort. Hier schlug am 25. April 1715 der dänische Admiral Gabel die schwedische Flotte unter dem Admiral Wachtmeister; am 16. August 1850 Seegefecht zwischen dem… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 22Bulk — (engl., spr. bölk), Masse, Haufe …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 23bulk — bəlk n material (as indigestible fibrous residues of food) that forms a mass in the intestine esp FIBER (2) …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24bulk — mid 15c., from O.N. bulki a heap, ship s cargo, thus goods loaded loose, perhaps lit. rolled up load, from P.Gmc. *bul , from PIE *bhl , from root *bhel (2) to blow, inflate, swell (see BOLE (Cf. bole)). Meaning extended by confusion with… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 25bulk — 01. We buy our carrots in [bulk] because they are much cheaper that way. 02. By buying [bulk] purchases of our food, we can get stuff at much lower prices than usual. 03. She was wearing a big [bulky] sweater that hid the fact that she was… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 26bulk — bulk1 [ bʌlk ] noun ** count usually singular something that is very large, wide, and solid: She heaved her formidable bulk off the frail chair. We looked up at the great dark bulk of the cathedral. a. uncount the fact of being large: Despite its …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27bulk — bulk1 [bʌlk] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: bulki goods carried on a ship ] 1.) the bulk (of sth) the main or largest part of something ▪ The bulk of consumers are based in towns. 2.) [C usually singular] a big mass or shape of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28bulk — Unbroken packages. Merchandise which is neither counted, weighed, nor measured. The aggregate that forms a body or unit. When used in relation to sale of goods by sample, bulk means the whole quantity of goods sold, which is supposed to be fairly …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29bulk — Unbroken packages. Merchandise which is neither counted, weighed, nor measured. The aggregate that forms a body or unit. When used in relation to sale of goods by sample, bulk means the whole quantity of goods sold, which is supposed to be fairly …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30bulk — [[t]bʌ̱lk[/t]] bulks, bulking, bulked 1) N SING: with supp (emphasis) You can refer to something s bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. [WRITTEN] The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn. ...the… …

    English dictionary