heaps 1 of 2

noun

Definition of heapsnext
plural of heap
1
as in loads
a considerable amount she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!

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2
as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor

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heaps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of heap
1
as in pours
to give readily and in large quantities the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

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2
as in stacks
to lay or throw on top of one another heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

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3
as in fills
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained heaped her plate with spaghetti

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaps
  1. piles
  2. pours
  3. fills
  4. chunks
  5. hundreds
  6. quantities
Noun
  • The city of Austin, for example, requires permits for any open burning, including of brush piles.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The city of Austin, for example, requires permits for any open burning, including of brush piles.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of piles
Verb
  • Traditional Champagne averages around $50 at the lower end, with seemingly no upper limit for the prestige pours, but there are plenty of other styles of sparkling wine available at as many price points as there are bubbles in a glass.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 9 Dec. 2024
  • On a recent morning, Maria Dominguez pours him a cup of decaf, black, two sugars.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of pours
Verb
  • Houses are decorated, the smell of cookies fills the air, and families are sending out their holiday cards.
    Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The free-spirited 21-year-old from Opelousas, Louisiana, goes viral for his hilarious press conference soundbites and fills up highlight reels with his dazzling catches.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of fills
Noun
  • The board voted on the plan in chunks because the proposal in its entirety proved to be so divisive among board members and the community.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Taipei's Defense Ministry separately said on Monday that the Chinese military had designated several chunks of airspace close to Taiwan as reserved.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • With Macy’s, Sears, Kmart, RiteAid, CVS, Walgreens, Family Dollar and 99 Cents Only having closed or in the process of closing hundreds of stores, developers can gut and convert their space into residential use or demolish a big box and build anew.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Gracie's video received hundreds of comments from people sharing their thoughts and reactions.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • In fact, vitamin D is the only vitamin our bodies can synthesize in sufficient quantities just from exposure to energy from our planet’s vital star.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Try sprinkling ground flaxseed or chia seeds on granola and yogurt, and snack on small quantities of nuts during the day.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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