Spate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
(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"
3
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
4
A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
Example Sentences
"a batch of letters"
noun
"a deal of trouble"
noun
"a lot of money"
noun
"he made a mint on the stock market"
noun
"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
noun
"it must have cost plenty"
noun
"a slew of journalists"
noun
"a wad of money"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)