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collection vs heap

heap vs collection

collection and heap both are nouns.

collection is not a verb while heap is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collection Yes No No No
heap Yes No Yes No
As nouns, heap is a hyponym of collection; that is, heap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than collection:
  • collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  • heap: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Other hyponyms of collection include procession, pharmacopoeia, string, wardrobe, wardrobe, population, universe, armamentarium, art collection, backlog, battery, block, book, rule book, book, bottle collection, bunch, caboodle, lot, coin collection, collage, content, contents, ensemble, tout ensemble, corpus, crop, tenantry, findings, flagging, flinders, pack, deal, hand, long suit, herbarium, stamp collection, statuary, sum, sum total, summation, agglomeration, gimmickry, nuclear club, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, mound, pile, mass, combination, congregation, hit parade, Judaica, kludge, library, program library, subroutine library, library, mythology, biology, biota, fauna, zoology, petting zoo, set, Victoriana, category, class, family, job lot, bundle, package, packet, parcel, defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team, prosecution, planting, signage, GAAP, generally accepted accounting principles, pantheon, Free World, Third World, Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, Oort cloud, galaxy, extragalactic nebula, galaxy, fleet, fleet, fleet, repertoire, repertory, repertoire, repertory, assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, batch, clutch, batch, rogue's gallery, exhibition, expo, exposition, convoy, traffic, air power, aviation, botany, flora, vegetation, jurisprudence, law, menagerie, data, information, ana, mail, post, treasure, treasure trove, trinketry, troponomy, troponymy, smithereens, tripton, napoleoniana, problematics, audio library.
collection (noun) heap (noun)
the act of gathering something together a car that is old and unreliable
a publication containing a variety of works a collection of objects laid on top of each other
request for a sum of money (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
collection (verb) heap (verb)
fill to overflow
arrange in stacks
bestow in large quantities
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