heaps
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Definition
Adverb:
- Very much; to a great degree: Used informally to emphasize a large amount or intensity.
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.
Noun
- a large number or amount
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers