- heap, pile
- صُبْرَة \ heap, pile. \ See Also كومة (كُومة)
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heap — n pile, stack, shock, cock, mass, bank (see under HEAP vb) Analogous words: *aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration: collection, assemblage (see under GATHER) heap vb Heap, pile, stack, shock, cock, mass, bank are comparable as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
heap — /hip / (say heep) noun 1. an assemblage of things, lying one on another; a pile: a heap of stones. 2. (sometimes plural) Colloquial a great quantity or number; a multitude: a heap better; heaps further. 3. Colloquial something very old and… …
heap — heaper, n. heapy, adj. /heep/, n. 1. a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. 2. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people. 3. Slang. an automobile, esp. a dilapidated one. 4. all… … Universalium
heap — [[t]hip[/t]] n. 1) a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones[/ex] 2) inf Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude 3) sts Slang. a dilapidated automobile 4) to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile 5)… … From formal English to slang
heap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English heep, from Old English hēap; akin to Old High German houf heap Date: before 12th century 1. a collection of things thrown one on another ; pile 2. a great number or large quantity ; lot II. tr … New Collegiate Dictionary
heap — {{11}}heap (n.) O.E. heap pile, great number, multitude (of things or persons), from W.Gmc. *haupaz (Cf. O.S. hop, O.Fris. hap, M.L.G. hupe, Du. hoop, Ger. Haufe heap ), perhaps related to O.E. heah high. Slang meaning old car is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
pile — pile1 [pīl] n. [ME < MFr < L pila, pillar] 1. a mass of things heaped together; heap 2. a heap of wood or other combustible material on which a corpse or sacrifice is burned 3. a large building or group of buildings 4. Informal a) a large… … English World dictionary
heap — [hēp] n. [ME hepe, a troop, heap < OE heap, a troop, band, multitude, akin to Ger hauf(en), Du hoop < IE * keub < base * keu , bend, arch > HOP1, HIVE] 1. a pile, mass, or mound of things jumbled together 2. [often pl.] Informal a… … English World dictionary
Heap — (h[=e]p), n. [OE. heep, heap, heap, multitude, AS. he[ a]p; akin to OS. h[=o]p, D. hoop, OHG. houf, h[=u]fo, G. haufe, haufen, Sw. hop, Dan. hob, Icel. h[=o]pr troop, flock, Russ. kupa heap, crowd, Lith. kaupas. Cf. {Hope}, in Forlorn hope.] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pile — Pile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piling}.] 1. To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate; to amass; often with up; as, to pile up wood. Hills piled on hills. Dryden. Life piled on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pile# — pile n 1 heap, stack, mass, bank, shock, cock (see under HEAP vb) 2 *building, edifice, structure pile vb *heap, stack, mass, bank, shock, cock Analogous words: *gather, collect, assemble, co … New Dictionary of Synonyms
