AMASSING

Verb

amassing

present participle of amass

Anagrams

• gas mains, misangas, siamangs

Source: Wiktionary


AMASS

A*mass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] Etym: [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.]

Definition: To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.

Syn.

– To accumulate; heap up; pile.

A*mass", n. Etym: [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.]

Definition: A mass; a heap. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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