Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Very much; to a great degree: Used informally to emphasize a large amount or intensity.

2. Noun (plural):

   • A large number or amount; lots, piles: Refers to a great quantity of things, often in an informal context.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • Thanks heaps for your help! (Expresses a large amount of gratitude.)
  • I miss you heaps. (Emphasizes the intensity of missing someone.)

• Noun:

  • There are heaps of books on the table. (Indicates a large, possibly disorganized, pile of books.)
  • She has heaps of energy in the morning. (Describes a great amount of energy.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thanks heaps": A common informal expression of significant gratitude.

  • "Thanks heaps for the ride home," he said.

• "Heaps of time/work/things": A colloquial phrase meaning a large quantity.

  • Don't worry, we have heaps of time before the meeting.

Variants and Related Words

• Heap (noun, singular): An untidy pile of something.

  • A heap of dirty clothes was on the floor.

• Heap (verb): To put things in a pile; to bestow something in large amounts.

  • He heaped praise on the team for their effort.

Synonyms

• Adverb: Loads, tons, enormously, tremendously.
• Noun: Piles, stacks, loads, tons, masses, oodles.

Related Phrases

• "Heaps better": Informal phrase meaning much better.

  • I feel heaps better after a good night's sleep.

• "Top of the heap": An idiom meaning the best or most successful in a particular group.

  • After years of hard work, she's finally at the top of the heap in her field.

Adverb

1. very much
   • thanks heaps

Noun

1. a large number or amount
   • made lots of new friends
   • she amassed stacks of newspapers