heapUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhiːp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hip/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hēp)
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heap
- stack - pile ‘heap’ A heap of things is usually untidy, and often has the shape of a hill or mound. The building collapsed into a heap of rubble. ‘stack’ A stack is usually tidy, and often consists of flat objects placed directly on top of each other. ...a neat stack of dishes. Eric came out of his room with a small stack of CDs in his hands. ‘pile’ A pile of things can be tidy or untidy. ...a neat pile of clothes. He reached over to a pile of newspapers and magazines 'heap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "heap" in the title: a boneless heap on the far curb - English Only forum
a fascinating thunderclap into a dust-releasing heap? - English Only forum a glowering heap of brownstone - English Only forum a heap of / a pile of - English Only forum A Heap Of Vs A Pile Of - English Only forum A knock-kneed heap of old railway tracks - English Only forum a yet larger heap - English Only forum All that time flopped about in a heap had not been wasted. - English Only forum C. D. would have been a heap bigger Injun if he’d been willing to put God in where He belongs. - English Only forum clout on the heap of dressing - English Only forum collapsed in a heap of tears - English Only forum crumpled down into a little heap - English Only forum crumpled heap - English Only forum dead heap - English Only forum Dis heap black boy has got at least one long stripe of yaller... and it runs rant up his ebberlubbin back - English Only forum Do not tempt <them>! Do not heap up <their> growing hatred - English Only forum granite and slate Gothic heap - English Only forum heap big wampum - English Only forum heap of earth/dirt/soil - English Only forum heap of hysterics - English Only forum heap of real slights? - English Only forum Heap pile stack - English Only forum heap pressure on national health systems - English Only forum Heap,pile,mound - English Only forum I was so struck all of a heap - English Only forum I'll <lick the hide off 'em> .... but I could put up a <heap bigger swank > - English Only forum in a bloody heap - English Only forum in a heap - English Only forum in a heap at the curbside - English Only forum in a heap of - English Only forum more...
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