Meaning & use
Heaps
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Large, informal quantities or numbers of something; untidy piles of things.
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There were heaps of laundry waiting to be folded.
Thanks heaps for helping me move this weekend!
A note on using this word
In British and Australian informal English, "heaps" is often used as an intensifier meaning "a lot," as in "heaps better" or "heaps of fun."
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