HEAPS Synonyms: 282 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of heap

as in loads

a considerable amount she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!

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as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor

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verb

present tense third-person singular of heap

as in pours

to give readily and in large quantities the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

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as in stacks

to lay or throw on top of one another heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

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unpiles

as in fills

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained heaped her plate with spaghetti

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Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.

Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The cats' plates included their water bowls and two piles of food.

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

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