heap — a large pile of something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a large pile of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /hiːp/
Korean meaning: 더미, 무더기
Korean pronunciation: 힙 (강세: 힙)
Example Sentences
- My room looks like a tornado hit it - there's a heap of clothes everywhere!
- The teacher heaped homework on us before the vacation.
- He's in a heap of trouble for forgetting his anniversary again.
heap
NOUN//hiːp//
a large pile of something
💡 Concept
A massive heap of leaves
🎵 Rhyme
Find treasures cheap in this heap to keep!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hiːp/
🇬🇧 UK/hiːp/
🌳Etymology
Rootheap
Origin
고대 영어 'heap'에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 '쌓인 것, 무더기'를 의미했습니다. 게르만어족의 공통 어근에서 나왔으며, 독일어 'Haufen'과도 관련이 있습니다.
🎵Rhyme
cheapdeepsleepkeepleap
cheap
deep
sleep
keep
leap
🔗Collocations
heap of trouble
heap praise on
compost heap
heap up
scrap heap
heap of rubbish
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My room looks like a tornado hit it - there's a heap of clothes everywhere!”
“The teacher heaped homework on us before the vacation.”
😄 Fun example
“He's in a heap of trouble for forgetting his anniversary again.”
😄 Fun example
“She heaped sugar into her coffee like there was no tomorrow.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
pilestackmoundmassaccumulation
Antonyms
scatterdispersespread
Related
collectgatheraccumulatebundlecluster
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