bulks

Swells in size

Bulks is the third-person singular verb form of bulk, meaning to swell, expand, or loom large.

When something bulks, it takes up significant space or appears imposing: The abandoned factory bulks against the skyline.

To bulk up is to gain muscle mass or size, often through exercise or diet.

In commercial contexts, bulks can describe materials sold in large, unpackaged quantities: The warehouse stores bulks of grain and rice.

weight

heavy

Of great mass

hefty · dense · solid · burdensome · unwieldy · tonnage · mass · heft · poundage · load

physique

muscular

Having well-developed sinews

  • brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
  • beefyHeavily muscled, stocky
  • stockyShort and solidly built

thickset · stout · broad-shouldered · powerlifting · bodybuilding · gains · protein · supplements · hypertrophy · weightlifting

quantity

masses

Bulk or populace

collection · heap · pile · stack · volume · abundance · profusion · amassing · stockpile · hoarding

size

massive

Extremely large and heavy

colossal · sizeable · gigantic · vast · huge · oversized · tremendous · monstrous · expansive · largeness

wholesale

pallets

Flat freight platforms

merchandise · warehouse · logistics · shipment · cargo · freight · containers · wholesale · trade · export

fiber

roughage

Indigestible food matter

cellulose · insoluble · soluble · digestion · intestinal · regularity · whole-grain · oats · legumes · vegetables

Opposites
size/volume change

bulksshrinks

Decreases in size

contracts · diminishes · reduces · compresses · deflates

prominence/importance

bulksdiminishes

Becomes smaller or weaker

recedes · fades · pales · shrinks · dwindles

physical stature/mass

bulksshrinks

Decreases in size

thins · slims · wastes away · withers · emaciated

Phrases
Family

bulk, bulky, bulked, bulking, bulkiness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G