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TIDY SUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
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 ("tidy sum" 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 "tidy sum"):
deluge; flood; inundation; torrent (an overwhelming number or amount)
haymow (a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation)
