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    PASSEL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentplay

    Example:

    a wad of money

    Synonyms:

    wad; tidy sum; stack; spate; slew; sight; raft; quite a little; pot; plenty; pile; peck; passel; muckle; mountain; mint; mickle; mess; mass; lot; heap; hatful; great deal; good deal; flock; deal; batch

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("passel" is a kind of...):

    large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passel"):

    deluge; flood; inundation; torrent (an overwhelming number or amount)

    haymow (a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation)

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