VariousWords beta
Related Terms:
Definitions:
Noun
Definition: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
Definition: a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
Definition: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
Definition: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
Definition: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
Definition: (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
Definition: A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Verb
Definition: divide into lots, as of land, for example
Definition: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
Definition: To allot; to sort; to apportion.