n. Plural form of heap. Heap: A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other: a heap of dirty rags lying in the corner.
n. A large amount.
v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heap.
ad. Very much, a lot
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a large quantity. See heap, senses 2 and 3.
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n. a large number or amount
ad. very much
Word Usage
"He informed me that he had been frequently in several of the principal Moorish towns of the coast, which he described as heaps of ruins: the Moors themselves he called Caffres and wild beasts."