amass

/əˈmæs/

Syllables a·mass

Stress a-MASS

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

mass

/mæs/

short a

Meaning

to collect or gather a large amount of something

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + mass=/mæs/(mass)

Example

She managed to amass a large collection of books.