Chunk
Chunk noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
Ray
Ray noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive
Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Its only weakness is the interstellar medium; at a sizable chunk of the speed of light, every atom of super-rarefied interstellar hydrogen is a dangerous cosmic ray.
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Darker and Edgier: The people who have only read Ray's science fiction will be surprised when they read his two short story collections The October Country and ESPECIALLY Dark Carnival, which, among other things, feature: A good chunk of the protagonists being buried alive.
Source: Creator / Ray Bradbury -
Homemade Inventions: 'Eagle' explosive devices in original, the X-ray detector in JA2, barrel-extensions in both (made with a chunk of steel, some glue, and all-purpose tape)... Horde of Alien Locusts: The Crepitus if you turn on the game's Sci-Fi mode.
Source: Video Game / Jagged Alliance
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Ray and Chunk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chunk/ray
Chunk & Ray. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chunk/ray>.
Ray or Chunk. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chunk/ray.
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