large indefinite amount vs heap

heap vs large indefinite amount

large indefinite amount and heap both are nouns.

large indefinite amount is not a verb while heap is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
large indefinite amount	Yes	No	No	No
heap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, heap is a hyponym of large indefinite amount; that is, heap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than large indefinite amount:

large indefinite amount: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
heap: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hyponyms of large indefinite amount include chunk, busload, barrels, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality, all get out, billy-ho, billyo, billyoh, boatload, carload, shipload, infinitude, maximum, upper limit, mile, bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion, much, myriad, ocean, sea, ream, small fortune, dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads.

large indefinite amount (noun)	heap (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude	a car that is old and unreliable
	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

large indefinite amount (verb)	heap (verb)
	fill to overflow
	arrange in stacks
	bestow in large quantities

Difference between large indefinite amount and heap

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