Crossword clues for amassed
amassed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amass \A*mass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.
The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the
traditions and hints the writers could meet with.
--Pope.
Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: amass)
WordNet
adj. brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: accumulated, assembled, collected, congregate, massed]
Usage examples of "amassed".
So I could do nothing: once I had deciphered the letter, discovered who had written it, and amassed more evidence, then perhaps I could present a stronger case, but until then I had to keep my suspicions to myself.
So I abandoned my original work and began the greater one, even though I had amassed considerable material by that stage and publication would, undoubtedly, have gained me both the fame in the world and the patronage of the mighty which have forever eluded my grasp.
WMD, no small concern in a nation that had once amassed a considerable arsenal of chemical weapons, biological agents, and Scud missiles, and was not now a model of governmental organization.
United States invaded with a force that was far smaller than the one it amassed for the 1991 Persian Gulf War and without waiting to carry out a long, preparatory air campaign.
A brother used to buy her in Government securities at their lowest rate and sell at their rise, and in this manner, being able to wait for their rise, and fall, she had amassed a considerable sum.
Unfortunately, even though he amassed a fortune far greater than what was needed to restore the family honor, his father continued to gamble it away.
The man had only to scan her plain attire to know she was not the kind of woman who amassed ornaments, costly or otherwise.
A brother used to buy her in Government securities at their lowest rate and sell at their rise, and in this manner, being able to wait for their rise, and fall, she had amassed a considerable sum.
You see, he quickly amassed sufficient means to establish living quarters of his own nearby.
But if you recall, I did mention that I amassed what could only be regarded as considerable wealth when I first made up my mind to establish a residence in Paris.
He took that time to master his technique, and before long he had amassed enough wins to impress the pit bosses, the Master of the Games, and, eventually, Skellum.
San Francisco had been to engage in the stock market manipulations he claimed or to commit crimes that would account for his sudden affluence: so much money in so little time could have been amassed in no other way.
Prosecutors had amassed a jury pool of over one thousand people but were having a tough time finding anyone not predisposed to finding Joel guilty even before going through the formality of a trial.