Antonyms for heaps

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : heep

Phonetic Transcription : hip

Definition of heaps

Origin : Old English heapian "collect, heap up, bring together;" from heap (n.). Related: Heaped; heaping. Cf. Old High German houfon "to heap."

noun pile, accumulation
verb amass, collect in pile

Example sentences :

Of course it did not do any good, and he knew that, but he considered it was heaps of satisfaction.
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

The embassy occupies but one of them, where it heaps up its dusty archives.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

When you let him in he curls into heaps of joy, and fairly stands on his head sometimes.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

It is a joy to look upon the heaps of slain when all is done.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

Where there had been shops and hotels, there were now heaps of rubble and calcined bricks.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

"They say heaps of other things too," cried Leonide giddily.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

Protect them from the air and frost, by laying in heaps in a dry place, covering them with mats, or burying them in dry sand.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

I have heaps to ask you: about yourself, your life, your father.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

Some children were playing uproariously in heaps of golden straw.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

The floor strewn, like that of the cabin, with heaps of clothing and odds and ends.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for heaps

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