heaps

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heaps^¹

/hiːps/

Rhymes with -iːps

noun

plural plural of heap
A large amount. And heaps of objections, all of them involving countless difficulties, are going to face anyone who says either that being is some two things or that it is only one.
Australia, slang Indicating a large amount or number. "We were a bit nervous about it, seeing heaps of surfers out there on the breaks," he said. "There were some nice breaks, but it looked pretty sketchy with the sharks, so yeah, we just tried to stay away from that beach."

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of heap

adverb

colloquial, not comparable Very much, a lot I love him heaps.

Heaps^²

proper noun

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: piles, tons, oodles, loads, lots, lashings, dozens, stacks, gobs, rafts, scads, scores, slews, wads, masses, lumps

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@misc{heaps_2026,
  title = {heaps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heaps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}