passel

Thân thiện

A farmer has a passel of pumpkins ready for market.

Definition

Noun: - A large number, amount, or collection of things. It is an informal term, often used with "of" to indicate a considerable quantity.

Usage

The word "passel" is used as a singular noun to describe a large, often somewhat disorganized, group or quantity. It is most commonly found in the construction "a passel of [plural noun]."

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "A whole passel of": An emphatic form used to stress the large size of the group or amount.
  • The new policy created a whole passel of problems for the administration.

Variants and Related Words

• Batch (n): A quantity of goods or material produced or processed at one time.
• Slew (n): A large number or amount (informal).
• Wad (n): A thick pile or bundle of something, especially paper money (informal).

Synonyms

• Lot
• Bunch
• Heap
• Pile
• Plenty
• Mint (informal, meaning a large amount of money)

Notes on Meaning

While "passel" is a synonym for terms like "lot" or "bunch," it often carries a folksy, informal tone. It is less common in formal writing and more frequent in spoken or narrative English.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   • a batch of letters
   • a deal of trouble
   • a lot of money
   • he made a mint on the stock market
   • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   • it must have cost plenty
   • a slew of journalists
   • a wad of money

Từ đồng nghĩa

• batch