heap
noun
[ hiːp ]
• an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other.
• "a heap of cardboard boxes"
Similar:
pile,
stack,
mass,
mound,
mountain,
quantity,
load,
lot,
bundle,
jumble,
collection,
accumulation,
gathering,
assemblage,
store,
stock,
supply,
stockpile,
hoard,
aggregation,
agglomeration,
accrual,
conglomeration,
rickle,
bing,
amassment,
• a large amount or number of.
• "we have heaps of room"
Similar:
a lot,
lots,
a large amount,
a fair amount,
much,
a good/great deal,
a deal,
a great quantity,
quantities,
an abundance,
a wealth,
a profusion,
plenty,
masses,
many,
a great many,
a large number,
a considerable number,
a huge number,
numerous,
scores,
hundreds,
thousands,
millions,
billions,
a load,
loads,
loadsa,
a pile,
piles,
oodles,
stacks,
scads,
reams,
wads,
pots,
oceans,
a mountain,
mountains,
miles,
tons,
zillions,
gazillions,
bazillions,
a shedload,
lashings,
gobs,
a swag,
a shitload,
an assload,
Opposite:
a little,
not much,
a few,
not many,
• an untidy or dilapidated place or vehicle.
• "they climbed back in the heap and headed home"
heap
adverb
• a great deal.
• "‘How do you like Maggie?’ ‘I like you heaps better!’"
heap
verb
• put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.
• "she heaped logs on the fire"
Similar:
pile up,
pile,
stack up,
stack,
make a pile of,
make a stack of,
make a mound of,
assemble,
accumulate,
collect,
amass,
store,
store up,
stock up,
stockpile,
hoard,
• direct a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc. at (someone or something).
• "she heaped praise on the public for its generosity as charity donations continued to pour in"
Similar:
shower on,
lavish on,
load on,
bestow on,
confer on,
give,
grant,
vouchsafe,
assign to,
award to,
favour with,
furnish with,
Origin:
Old English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen .
in a heap
• with the body completely limp.
• "he landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs"
