Definition of Bulk large

1. Verb. Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. "There bulk large some big birds in the tree"; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

Exact synonyms: Brood, Hover, Loom
Generic synonyms: Hang
Specialized synonyms: Dominate, Eclipse, Overshadow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulk Large

bulimics
bulimies
bulimorexia
bulimus
bulimuses
bulimy
bulinus
bulk
bulk bill
bulk billing
bulk cargo
bulk cargos
bulk carrier
bulk carriers
bulk density
bulk large (current term)
bulk liquid
bulk liquids
bulk mail
bulk modulus
bulk out
bulk technology
bulk up
bulkage
bulkages
bulked
bulker
bulkers
bulkhead
bulkhead line

Literary usage of Bulk large

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. China: An Interpretation by James Whitford Bashford (1919)
"Whatever course human history takes, therefore, China will bulk large in the coming centuries. If the United States follows a statesmanlike, just, ..."

2. America's Stake in the Far East by Charles Harvey Fahs (1920)
"If the United States follows a statesmanlike, just, and Christian policy, she, too, will bulk large in the coming centuries, and despite her lesser numbers ..."

3. The Relationship Between the Library and the Public Schools: Reprints of by Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1914)
"Let me say frankly at starting that the library problem does not bulk large in my high school experiences. I wish it did; ..."

4. Text-book of medical and pharmaceutical chemistry by Elias Hudson Bartley (1909)
"If the amount of cellulose be large, and the bulk large, their digestion is difficult. A bulky food throws excessive work on the stomach, causes discomfort, ..."

5. Bacteria, Yeasts, and Molds in the Home by Herbert William Conn (1917)
"... as in a yeast cake, the mass may form a bulk large enough to be seen. We can see a yeast cake, but the individual yeast plant is not more than ^ of an ..."

6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Feathers are most deceptive; they bulk large but weigh light. After various tests I made a very deep cupel with straight sides. ..."

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