heap
noun
1. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Similar word(s): agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, mound, pile
Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Similar word(s): batch, deal, flock, hatful, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad
Definition categories: quantity
3. a car that is old and unreliable
Definition categories: man–made, auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar, dysphemism
Sentences with heap as a noun:
- a heap of earth or stones
verb
1. bestow in large quantities
- He heaped him with work
- She heaped scorn upon him
Definition categories: possession, give
2. arrange in stacks
- heap firewood around the fireplace
Definition categories: contact, arrange
3. fill to overflow
- heap the platter with potatoes
Definition categories: change, fill
Sentences with heap as a verb:
- He heaped the laundry upon the bed and began folding.
- They heaped praise upon their newest hero.