slew

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  2. verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  3. verb move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Etymology

In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.

In classic literature

Synonyms

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

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