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1 heap
[hi:p] 1. noun1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) σωρός2) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) μπόλικος2. verb1) (to put, throw etc in a heap: I'll heap these stones (up) in a corner of the garden.) σωριάζω2) (to fill or cover with a heap: He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.) γεμίζω,φορτώνω•- heaped -
2 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) στοίβα,σωρός2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) μεγάλη ποσότητα2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) στοιβάζω- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) πάσσαλοςIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) πέλας -
3 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) κομματάκι2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) αποφάγια3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) παλιοσίδερα,σκαρταδούρα4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) απόκομμα2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) πετώ,σκαρτάρω- scrappy- scrappily
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- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) καβγάς,συμπλοκή2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) τσακώνομαι -
4 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) παρασυρόμενη μάζα2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) τροπή,νόημα2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) παρασέρνω,-ομαι2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) περιπλανιέμαι•- drifter- driftwood -
5 litter
['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) σκουπίδια2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) αχυροστρωμνή3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) νεογνά ζώου από μια γέννα2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) γεμίζω με άχρηστα πράγματα
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heap up — verb to increase over a period of time; to accumulate Syn: mount up, pile up … Wiktionary
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heap — /hip / (say heep) noun 1. an assemblage of things, lying one on another; a pile: a heap of stones. 2. (sometimes plural) Colloquial a great quantity or number; a multitude: a heap better; heaps further. 3. Colloquial something very old and… …
heap — I UK [hiːp] / US [hɪp] noun [countable] Word forms heap : singular heap plural heaps * 1) a large pile of something, especially an untidy pile a rubbish heap heap of: The bomb had reduced the building to a heap of rubble. be in a heap: His… … English dictionary