Bulk and Substance

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Bulk noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Usage example: the cookie lost a few crumbs, but the bulk of it remained

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Substance is a synonym for bulk in size topic. In some cases you can use "Substance" instead a noun "Bulk", when it comes to topics like matter.

Nearby Words: bulky, bulked, bulking

Substance noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

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Bulk is a synonym for substance in matter topic. Sometimes you can use "Bulk" instead a noun "Substance", if it concerns topics such as entity.

thick	thick bulk	thick substance
physical	physical bulk	physical substance
similar	similar bulk	similar substance
common	common bulk	common substance
Other adjectives: solid, raw, real, evil, dark, new.

He then becomes somewhat addicted to the substance, even keeping a victim possessed so that he can "bulk up" for the final fight.

Source: Mainlining the Monster
The Necronomicon: Nor is it to be thought that man is either the oldest or the last of earth's masters, or that the common bulk of life and substance walks alone.

Source: The Magic Comes Back
They alter a bulk substance on the quantum level to match the molecular signature of the object being replicated.

Source: Sci Fi Writers Have / No Sense of Energy

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