Meanings
heaps1
- pluralplural 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.
2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 245e - AustraliaslangIndicating 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."
2025 January 4, “Surfing community again in mourning after latest shark attack on SA coast”, in ABC News (Australia)
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of heap
Heaps2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna large number or amount
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