vast

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1. 1.Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia. Through the vast and boundless deep. Milton.
2. 2.Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.
3. 3.Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.
4. 4.A waste region; boundless space; immensity. "The watery vast." Pope. Michael bid sound The archangel trumpet. Through the vast of heaven It sounded. Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia. Through the vast and boundless deep. Milton called?
• What is very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money called?
• What is very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern called?
• What is a waste region; boundless space; immensity. "The watery vast." Pope. Michael bid sound The archangel trumpet. Through the vast of heaven It sounded. Milton called?