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Synonyms & Antonyms for heap
Synonyms: Noun
abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, hundred, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
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Examples of heap in a Sentence
Noun
He dumped the grass clippings into the compost heap. a heap of old newspapers She left her dirty clothes in a heap on the floor. He's in a heap of trouble! I can't believe he's still driving that old heap.Verb
the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot heaped the stones in a corner of the yard
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
An enormous slag heap looms as a reminder of its heyday in the early 1900s as the worldâs largest producer of lead, zinc and silver. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 To build that protective wrapper, researchers need to find beacons of distress among heaps of irrelevant phone data. — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, "Suicide attempts are hard to anticipate. A study that tracks teensâ cellphone use aims to change that," 21 Aug. 2019 Here's how heaps of data are turned into a forecast relevant to you. — Allison Klesman, Discover Magazine, "How Weather Forecasts Are Made," 11 Aug. 2019 After the video racked up at least 18 million views and heaps of social media outrage, the woman, Teresa Klein, apologized. — NBC News, "Russia-linked Twitter accounts promoted 'doxxing' over racial tension videos," 8 Aug. 2019 Thereâs little doubt that Mardi Gras heaps hefty costs on Mobileâs city budget, although, again, the final bill is unknown. — al, "Can Mobile unmask the true worth of Mardi Gras?," 4 Aug. 2019 Joe Lieberman was at the top of the Democratic heap around this moment in 2003. — Phil Drake, USA TODAY, "Why are you running for president? Drumbeat grows for some 2020 Democrats to shift sights," 15 July 2019 Think: enormous red roses enveloped in ribbons sprouting from your wrist, or heaps of petals that look like bulbous bags of potpourri. — Vogue, "Can the Corsage Ever Be Cool? ChloĂ« Sevigny Says âYes!â," 8 Apr. 2019 Now the fruit market is a food market, crammed with stalls selling fer, spring rolls, dumplings, heaps of noodles, on-the-spot grilled river fish, sausage, chicken. —