Foundation level · Year 4 · free
heap
noun · Say it: HEEP
What it means
Foundationan untidy pile of things lying on top of each other
Ella left a heap of dirty clothes on her bedroom floor.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- mound
- pile
- stack
More examples
- The gardener raked the autumn leaves into a big heap.
Where the word comes from
From Old English heap.
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