Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [heep]
- /hip/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [heep]
- /hip/
Definitions of heaper word
- noun heaper a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. 1
- noun heaper Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people. 1
- noun heaper Slang. an automobile, especially a dilapidated one. 1
- verb with object heaper to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile (often followed by up, on, together, etc.). 1
- verb with object heaper to accumulate or amass (often followed by up or together): to heap up riches. 1
- verb with object heaper to give, assign, or bestow in great quantity; load (often followed by on or upon): to heap blessings upon someone; to heap someone with work. 1
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Origin of heaper
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1925-30 for def 3; Middle English heep, Old English hēap; cognate with Dutch hoop, Old High German houf; akin to German Haufe
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Parts of speech for Heaper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heaper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
heaper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heaper
adj heaper
- uncounted — not counted.
- myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- untold — not told; not related; not revealed: untold thoughts.
- heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
Antonyms for heaper
adj heaper
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
- measurable — capable of being measured.
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- countable — capable of being counted
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