Word

lot, n.
(lots)
freq. cnt. 29

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad

sample sentences

"a batch of letters"
"a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
"it must have cost plenty"
"a slew of journalists"
"a wad of money"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pile

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

heap heap

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

plenteous

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wad

semantic pointers

hypernym

large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount

hyponym

flood, deluge, inundation, torrent haymow

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

lot

sample sentences

"he bought a lot on the lake"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lot

semantic pointers

hyponym

parking lot, parking area, car park, park vacant lot, building site

hypernym

tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

an unofficial association of people or groups
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

band circle lot set

sample sentences

"the smart set goes there"
"they were an angry lot"

semantic pointers

hypernym

social group

hyponym

car pool camp, clique, ingroup, coterie, inner circle, pack cohort conspiracy, confederacy Four Hundred horsy set, horsey set jet set party, company

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

draw lot

sample sentences

"the luck of the draw"
"they drew lots for it"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

draw draw

semantic pointers

hypernym

object, physical object

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

circumstances destiny fate fortune lot luck portion

sample sentences

"whatever my fortune may be"
"deserved a better fate"
"has a happy lot"
"the luck of the Irish"
"a victim of circumstances"
"success that was her portion"

semantic pointers

hypernym

condition

hyponym

good fortune, good luck, luckiness providence misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck failure

any collection in its entirety
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bunch caboodle lot

sample sentences

"she bought the whole caboodle"

semantic pointers

hypernym

collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage