The meaning of Heaps

noun

The accumulation or increase of something over time, especially payments or benefits.

Usage examples:

All debts must be frozen with no further accrual of interest

noun

An increase in an amount of money over a period of time

Usage examples:

Accrual of sth the accrual of interest begins when the funds are credited to the account.

verb

Gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.

Usage examples:

Investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence

noun

The acquisition or gradual gathering of something.

Usage examples:

The accumulation of wealth

noun

A mass or collection of things; an assemblage.

Usage examples:

The arts centre is an agglomeration of theatres, galleries, shops, restaurants and bars

noun

A large group of many different things collected or brought together

Usage examples:

An agglomeration of various ethnic and religious groupings

noun

The formation of a number of things into a cluster.

Usage examples:

A single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets

verb

Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time.

Usage examples:

He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds

verb

To gather a large amount of something, esp. money, by collecting it over a period of time

Usage examples:

By the time he was 40, he had amassed a fortune.

verb

To get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period

Usage examples:

He has amassed a huge fortune from his invention., we have amassed a large amount of information.

noun

A collection or gathering of things or people.

Usage examples:

A loose assemblage of diverse groups

verb

(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.

Usage examples:

A crowd had assembled outside the gates

noun

A leap in which the feet are brought together before landing.

Usage examples:

The assemblés porté traveled a great distance and ended in perfect fifth position.

verb

Create by putting components or members together

noun

A collection of things or quantity of material tied or wrapped up together.

Usage examples:

A thick bundle of envelopes

verb

Tie or roll up (a number of things) together as though into a parcel.

Usage examples:

She quickly bundled up her clothes

verb

Bring or gather together (a number of things).

Usage examples:

He went round the office collecting old coffee cups

adjective

(of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

A collect call

adverb

(with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

I called my mother collect

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

Usage examples:

The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

Usage examples:

We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

Usage examples:

We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

noun

A number of different things, parts or items that are grouped together; collection.

Usage examples:

A loose conglomeration of pieces

noun

A large group or mass of different things gathered together

Usage examples:

The dish is a wonderful conglomeration of sausage, chicken, seafood, and rice.

noun

An assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

A family gathering

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A meeting of people coming together in a group

Usage examples:

We’re having a little social gathering tonight and hope you can come.

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

Usage examples:

They were granted a meeting

noun

A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

A research grant

verb

To give, agree to give, or do something that another person has asked for, esp. as an official or formal act

Usage examples:

She was granted american citizenship., [ + (that) clause ] i grant you (that) it must have been ups…

noun

A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.

Usage examples:

He came back to rescue his little hoard of gold

verb

Accumulate (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.

Usage examples:

Thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector

verb

To collect a large supply of something, more than you need now, often because you think you will not be able to get it later

Usage examples:

Many people hoarded food in wartime.

noun

An untidy collection or pile of things.

Usage examples:

The books were in a chaotic jumble

verb

Mix up in a confused or untidy way.

Usage examples:

A drawer full of letters jumbled together

noun

A confused mixture or mass of things

Usage examples:

A jumble of papers on the desk, the events of the last few weeks are all jumbled up in my mind.

noun

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Usage examples:

In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds

verb

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.

Usage examples:

They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beer

pronoun

A large number or amount; a great deal.

Usage examples:

There are a lot of actors in the cast

adverb

A great deal; much.

Usage examples:

He played tennis a lot last year

noun

A particular group or set of people or things.

Usage examples:

It's just one lot of rich people stealing from another

pronoun

A large number or amount; a great deal.

Usage examples:

There are a lot of actors in the cast

adverb

A great deal; much.

Usage examples:

He played tennis a lot last year

noun

A particular group or set of people or things.

Usage examples:

It's just one lot of rich people stealing from another

pronoun

A large number of people or things.

Usage examples:

It could be the solution to many of our problems

Amounting to a large but indefinite number

determiner & adjective

A large number of.

Usage examples:

Many people agreed with her

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Usage examples:

The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

noun

The celebration of the christian eucharist, especially in the roman catholic church.

Usage examples:

We went to mass

noun

A rounded mass projecting above a surface.

Usage examples:

The bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow

verb

Heap up into a rounded pile.

Usage examples:

Basmati rice was mounded on our plates

noun

A ball representing the earth, used as part of royal regalia, e.g. on top of a crown, typically of gold and surmounted by a cross.

Usage examples:

The importance of this conclusion to brook was that it seemed to supply evidence that there had bee…

noun

A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.

Usage examples:

We set off down the mountain

determiner

A great amount or quantity of.

Usage examples:

I didn't get much sleep

pronoun

A great amount or quantity.

Usage examples:

He doesn't eat much

adverb

To a great extent; a great deal.

Usage examples:

Did it hurt much?

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

Usage examples:

He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Usage examples:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

pronoun

A large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough.

Usage examples:

I would have plenty of time to get home before my parents arrived

noun

A situation in which food and other necessities are available in sufficiently large quantities.

Usage examples:

Such natural phenomena as famine and plenty

adverb

Used to emphasize the degree of something.

Usage examples:

She has plenty more ideas

noun

The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.

Usage examples:

The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled

noun

The amount or number of something, or a particular amount or number

Usage examples:

[ c ] a large/small quantity, [ c ] she served each of us a vast quantity of spaghetti.

noun

An amount or number of something, especially one that can be measured

Usage examples:

Quantity of sth a sudden surge in the quantity of stock available would almost certainly depress th…

noun

The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.

Usage examples:

The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled

noun

A pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged.

Usage examples:

A stack of boxes

verb

Arrange (a number of things) in a pile, typically a neat one.

Usage examples:

She stood up, beginning to stack the plates

verb

An orderly pile

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

noun

A large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency.

Usage examples:

A stockpile of sandbags was being prepared

verb

Accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials).

Usage examples:

He claimed that the weapons were being stockpiled

noun

A large amount of goods kept ready for future use

Usage examples:

A stockpile of wheat, she stockpiled chocolate bars in her car.

noun

A quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed.

Usage examples:

The squirrel has a store of food

verb

Keep or accumulate (something) for future use.

Usage examples:

A small room used for storing furniture

noun

A place where you can buy goods or services

Usage examples:

A grocery/hardware/video store, convenience/department stores, she has a store of anecdotes (= a la…

verb

Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Usage examples:

The farm supplies apples to cider makers

noun

A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.

Usage examples:

A farm with good water supply

adverb

Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).

verb

Give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.

Usage examples:

It is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven

verb

To tell or give something to someone

Usage examples:

He vouchsafed the information that the meeting had been postponed.