large indefinite quantity vs slew

slew vs large indefinite quantity

large indefinite quantity and slew both are nouns.

large indefinite quantity is not a verb while slew is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
large indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No
slew	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of large indefinite quantity include chunk, busload, barrels, 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, 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 quantity (noun)	slew (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

large indefinite quantity (verb)	slew (verb)
	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Difference between large indefinite quantity and slew

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