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| at full blast |
(informal) at maximum speed, volume, or power. |
| biomass |
the total amount of living things in a particular environment, measured by mass per unit of area or volume. |
| book |
a work of literature, such as a novel or a volume of poetry. [1/3 definitions] |
| bubble |
a small, round volume of gas surrounded by a liquid or a solid. [1/4 definitions] |
| condense |
to make smaller or less in volume; make more closely packed together; concentrate. [1/4 definitions] |
| cubic |
having the volume of a cube whose edge is a certain length. [1/3 definitions] |
| drop |
to fall in amount, volume or quality. [1/9 definitions] |
| fall |
to become less; go down in amount, volume, or degree. [1/10 definitions] |
| loud |
A loud thing is something that makes noise at a high volume. [2/3 definitions] |
| turn down |
When you turn down the radio, you lower the volume and make it less loud. If your dad turns down the heat in the house, he lowers the level of the heat in the house. When you turn down something, you make the level of it less. [1/2 definitions] |
| turn up |
If you turn up the radio, you make it louder. You increase the volume. When you turn up the heat, you increase the level of the heat. You make it warmer. When you turn up something, you increase the level of it. [1/2 definitions] |
| volume |
The volume of something is the amount of space inside it, or the amount of space it uses. [5 definitions] |
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