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The synonyms of “Heap” are: bus, jalopy, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, mound, quantity, load, bundle, jumble, bank, accumulation, dune, ridge, a lot, lots, a large amount, a fair amount, much, a good deal, a great deal, a deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, masses, automobile, motor vehicle, motorized vehicle, means of transport, conveyance, machine, pile up, stack up, make a pile of, make a stack of, make a mound of, shower on, lavish on, load on
Heap as a Noun
Definitions of "Heap" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “heap” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
- A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
- A large number or amount or extent.
- An untidy or dilapidated place or vehicle.
- An amount of a particular loose substance.
- An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other.
- A car that is old and unreliable.
- A large amount or number of.
Synonyms of "Heap" as a noun (59 Words)
a deal | The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. |
a fair amount | Gathering of producers to promote business. |
a good deal | That which is pleasing or valuable or useful. |
a great deal | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
a great quantity | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
a large amount | A garment size for a large person. |
a lot | Any collection in its entirety. |
a profusion | The property of being extremely abundant. |
a wealth | Property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value. |
accumulation | (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation. The accumulation of paperwork on her desk. |
agglomerate | Volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together. A multimedia agglomerate. |
an abundance | The property of a more than adequate quantity or supply. |
automobile | A car. |
bank | A building in which the business of banking transacted. A huge bank of earth. |
batch | A collection of things or persons to be handled together. The company undertakes thirty six separate quality control checks on every batch. |
bundle | A set of nerve, muscle, or other fibres running in parallel close together. She made a bundle selling real estate. |
bus | The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar. The busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system. |
conveyance | The action or process of transporting or carrying someone or something from one place to another. Art s conveyance of meaning is complicated. |
cumulation | A collection of objects laid on top of each other. |
cumulus | Cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude. The high cumulus is breaking up to give a lovely summer evening. |
deal | The set of hands dealt to the players. Working mothers get a bad deal. |
dune | A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans. A sand dune. |
flock | An orderly crowd. A flock of gulls. |
good deal | Moral excellence or admirableness. |
great deal | A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field. |
hatful | A large number or amount or extent. |
jalopy | A car that is old and unreliable. His father got worried about him driving that old jalopy it wasn t safe. |
jumble | Articles collected for a jumble sale. The books were in a chaotic jumble. |
load | A burden of responsibility, worry, or grief. I do at least six loads of washing a week. |
lot | The choice resulting from deciding something by lot. Nineteen lots failed to sell. |
lots | A parcel of land having fixed boundaries. Made lots of new friends. |
machine | A person who acts with the mechanical efficiency of a machine. Comedians are more than just laugh machines. |
mass | A large number of people or objects crowded together. Seaside towns that catered for the masses. |
masses | A large number or amount or extent. |
means of transport | Considerable capital (wealth or income. |
mess | A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel. He needs treatment of some kind he s a real mess. |
mickle | A large amount. |
mint | A peppermint sweet. Plant mint in a large pot with drainage holes. |
motor vehicle | A nonspecific agent that imparts motion. |
motorized vehicle | A conveyance that transports people or objects. |
mound | A small natural hill. He built his castle high upon the mound. |
mountain | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. A butter mountain. |
much | A great amount or extent. They did much for humanity. |
muckle | A large number or amount or extent. |
passel | A large number or amount or extent. See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos. |
peck | A large number or amount or extent. The bird managed to give its attacker a sharp peck. |
pile | A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure. A Victorian Gothic pile. |
plenty | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. Such natural phenomena as famine and plenty. |
quantities | The concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable. He had a quantity of ammunition. |
quantity | The figure or symbol representing a quantity. He had a quantity of ammunition. |
raft | (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. Great rafts of cormorants often 5 000 strong. |
ridge | A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters. Buff your nails in order to smooth ridges. |
sight | The faculty or power of seeing. I ve always been scared of the sight of blood. |
slew | A violent or uncontrollable sliding movement. A slew of journalists. |
spate | A large number or amount or extent. A spate of attacks on holidaymakers. |
stack | A large quantity of something. A stack of boxes. |
tidy sum | Receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials. |
Usage Examples of "Heap" as a noun
- A heap of gravel.
- They climbed back in the heap and headed home.
- Her clothes lay in a heap on the floor.
- We have heaps of room.
- A heap of cardboard boxes.
Heap as a Verb
Definitions of "Heap" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “heap” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Give someone or something (a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc.
- Arrange in stacks.
- Direct a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc. at (someone or something.
- Put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.
- Load something copiously with.
- Bestow in large quantities.
- Form a heap.
- Fill to overflow.
Synonyms of "Heap" as a verb (10 Words)
lavish on | Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns. |
load on | Fill or place a load on. |
make a mound of | Achieve a point or goal. |
make a pile of | Perform or carry out. |
make a stack of | Create or design, often in a certain way. |
pile | Place or lay as if in a pile. We all piled in and headed off to our mysterious destination. |
pile up | Arrange in stacks. |
shower on | Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns. |
stack | Fill or cover a place or surface with stacks of things. He spent most of the time stacking shelves. |
stack up | Arrange in stacks. |
Usage Examples of "Heap" as a verb
- Clouds heaped higher in the west.
- These are the people who make a living from heaping abuse and ridicule on those of whom they do not approve.
- He heaped him with work.
- She heaped scorn upon him.
- The film has been heaped with praise by critics and audiences alike.
- Heap firewood around the fireplace.
- Heaped up in one corner was a pile of junk.
- She heaped logs on the fire.
- He heaped his plate with rice.
- Heap the platter with potatoes.
- She heaped praise on the public for its generosity as charity donations continued to pour in.
Associations of "Heap" (30 Words)
accumulate | Gradually gather or acquire (a resulting whole. The toxin accumulated in their bodies. |
accumulation | An increase by natural growth or addition. The accumulation of wealth. |
agglomeration | The act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating. The arts centre is an agglomeration of theatres galleries shops restaurants and bars. |
amass | Gather together in a crowd or group. He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds. |
assemble | (of male moths) gather for mating in response to a pheromone released by a female. He assembled the surviving members of the group for a tour. |
batch | Batch together assemble or process as a batch. The company undertakes thirty six separate quality control checks on every batch. |
bunch | Form into a bunch. She bunched the needles together. |
bundle | Make into a bundle. She quickly bundled up her clothes. |
caisson | Large watertight chamber used for construction under water. |
cluster | Come together as in a cluster or flock. Ten clusters from all the primary health centres were selected. |
collection | A sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. A preview of their autumn collection. |
compost | Convert to compost. Peat free composts. |
congregate | Gather into a crowd or mass. The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve. |
flock | Come together as in a cluster or flock. Tourists flock to Oxford in their thousands. |
jam | A hold obtained by jamming a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock. Listeners jammed a radio station s switchboard with calls. |
load | Of a ship or vehicle take on a load. The system broke down under excessive loads. |
lot | A plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use. An inefficient lot our Council. |
multitude | A large number of people or things. Father Peter addressed the multitude. |
nucleate | Having a nucleus. Some cells had nucleated. |
overload | Become overloaded. Both boats were overloaded and low in the water. |
pack | Seal with packing. The nurse packed gauze in the wound. |
pile | Place or lay as if in a pile. My students piled out of three cars. |
plenitude | The condition of being full or complete. An ancient Celtic god thought to bring a plenitude of wealth or food. |
sheaf | A bundle of objects of one kind, especially papers. He waved a sheaf of papers in the air. |
stack | Load or cover with stacks. Texas s capital punishment law stacks the deck in favour of death over prison. |
stacked | (of a woman’s body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves. The stacked shelves. |
superimpose | Place on top of. The number will appear on the screen superimposed on a flashing button. |
swarm | Of flying insects move in or form a swarm. A swarm of locusts. |
ton | A unit of weight or volume of sea cargo equal to a metric ton 1 000 kg or 40 cu ft. I feel tons better. |