Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a large quantity. See
heap , senses 2 and 3.
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- noun Plural form of
heap . - noun A large amount.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
heap . - adverb colloquial
Very much ,a lot
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large number or amount
- adverb very much
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Examples
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He informed me that he had been frequently in several of the principal Moorish towns of the coast, which he described as heaps of ruins: the Moors themselves he called Caffres and wild beasts.
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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He informed me that he had been frequently in several of the principal Moorish towns of the coast, which he described as heaps of ruins: the Moors themselves he called Caffres and wild beasts.
The Bible in Spain 1712
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Company officials say that almost 2.5 million tonnes of iron ore, equal to half a year's production, is lying in heaps at the mines.
The Bellary Minefield Prince Mathews Thomas 2010
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The Mediterranean port city of Marseille has been particularly hard hit, with a strike by garbage collectors leaving the streets buried in heaps of trash.
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The crumbled concrete has sat in heaps for so long that erosion has begun to soften its edges, scouring away the memory of blocks and mortar.
Coco McCabe: Haiti: One Man, Six Hats, and a Proverb About Hope Coco McCabe 2010
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Company officials say that almost 2.5 million tonnes of iron ore, equal to half a year's production, is lying in heaps at the mines.
The Bellary Minefield Prince Mathews Thomas 2010
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The Mediterranean port city of Marseille has been particularly hard hit, with a strike by garbage collectors leaving the streets buried in heaps of trash.
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The Mediterranean port city of Marseille has been particularly hard hit, with a strike by garbage collectors leaving the streets buried in heaps of trash.
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The Mediterranean port city of Marseille has been particularly hard hit, with a strike by garbage collectors leaving the streets buried in heaps of trash.
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Lost, hidden or assumed pieces of information come to the surface and there is an audible “A ha!” and the story goes ahead in heaps and bounds.
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