The difference between Lot and Mass
When used as nouns, lot means a large quantity or number, whereas mass means a quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
When used as verbs, lot means to allot, whereas mass means to form or collect into a mass.
Mass is also adjective with the meaning: involving a mass of things.
check bellow for the other definitions of Lot and Mass
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Lot as a noun:
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Examples:
"to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so"
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Lot as a noun:
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
Examples:
"a lot of stationery"
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Lot as a noun:
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
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Lot as a noun (informal):
A number of people taken collectively.
Examples:
"a sorry lot; a bad lot'"
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Lot as a noun:
A distinct portion or of land, usually smaller than a field.
Examples:
"a building lot in a city"
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Lot as a noun:
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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Lot as a noun:
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
Examples:
"to cast lots; to draw lots'"
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Lot as a noun:
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
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Lot as a noun:
A prize in a lottery.
Examples:
"rfquotek Evelyn"
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Lot as a noun:
Allotment; lottery.
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Lot as a noun (definite, '''the lot'''):
All members of a set; everything.
Examples:
"The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot."
"If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them."
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Lot as a noun:
An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
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Lot as a verb (transitive, dated):
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
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Lot as a verb (US, informal, dated):
To count or reckon (on or upon).
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Mass as a noun (physical):
Matter, material. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size Precious metal, especially gold or silver. The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement. A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass. A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor. Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
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Mass as a noun:
A large quantity; a sum.
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Mass as a noun (quantity):
Large in number. Bulk; magnitude; body; size. The principal part; the main body. A large body of individuals, especially persons. The lower classes of persons.
Examples:
"The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field."
"A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk."
"The masses are revolting."
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Mass as a verb (transitive):
To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
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Mass as a verb (intransitive):
To have a certain mass.
Examples:
"I mass 70 kilograms"
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Mass as an adjective:
Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
Examples:
"There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past."
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Mass as an adjective:
Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
Examples:
"Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse."
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Mass as a noun (Christianity):
The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
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Mass as a noun (Christianity):
Celebration of the Eucharist.
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Mass as a noun (Christianity, usually as ''the [[Mass]]''):
The sacrament of the Eucharist.
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Mass as a noun:
A musical setting of parts of the mass.
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Mass as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To celebrate mass.
Examples:
"rfquotek Hooker"