Noun : a heap of stones. ,a heap of people. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to heap up riches. ,to heap blessings upon someone; to heap someone with work. ,to heap a plate with food. From Dictionary.com.
It is like watching a nation busily engaged in heaping up its own funeral pyre. From Wordnik.com. [Could Someone Please Explain This To Me ?] Reference
For the next few minutes they made common cause in heaping ridicule on 'the political woman.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
There is that other possibility: that you are a bitter psychopath who revels in heaping your hate on what others cherish. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Mojave Cross Removed] Reference
Soak a heaping tablespoonful of gelatine in two tablespoonfuls of water fifteen minutes. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference
It’s not just the transphobia, it’s the racism and classism, too, which these radfems serve up in heaping portions. From Wordnik.com. [Take it to the bridge] Reference
So here I am, ready to dish out my excuses, like some kind of heaping plate of spaghetti with meat sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Master of my artichoke] Reference
Other nutritionists suggest that the need for seconds could be eliminated by an initial very large, or "heaping," helping. From Wordnik.com. [Satire: FDA Approves Seconds] Reference
But not everyone is heaping praise on the Q just yet. From Wordnik.com. [Can The Q Be The Razr Of Pdas?] Reference
And others compared him to a heaping quantity of ordure. From Wordnik.com. [Madoff: A Scoundrel Or A Sociopath?] Reference
The oven contained two heaping dishes of lamb chops, and potatoes, still quite warm. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
So when people are heaping praise on you, it's out of sync with how you see yourself. From Wordnik.com. [Joshua Kors: Oscar Winner Dustin Lance Black on Mormonism, Prop 8, Sarah Palin and the Challenges of Being Gay] Reference
With peace talks a remote prospect, Sharon and Peres are heaping praise on each other. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope; Nonexistent Phone Calls (And Other False Tales)] Reference
He once again ate a heaping portion of his words, which he'd better hope are low in carbs. From Wordnik.com. [WHO CARES ABOUT IOWA?] Reference
Place a heaping tablespoon of the filling on the blini near the edge that is closest to you. From Wordnik.com. [Blintz patrol] Reference
The storm had ceased, although a bitter wind was still blowing and heaping the snow in drifts. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
Decide what you really want to indulge in and go for smaller portions rather than heaping ones. From Wordnik.com. [6 survival skills for a healthy—happy Thanksgiving dinner] Reference
Five heaping kitchenspoonfuls of flour and two of sugar, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
A dash of new technology mixed with a heaping spoonful of iconic nostalgia is an irresistible combination. From Wordnik.com. [CES 2009: The instant camera lives again] Reference
This year's version was clearly in keeping with his tradition, a heaping helping of high-tech comfort food. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Gates’s Farewell] Reference
It's really important for kids to get every opportunity possible, even a heaping spoonful of French culture. From Wordnik.com. [My Son Thinks He's French] Reference
Fold in a heaping helping of zany comic business and you get a show that is not just amusing but wildly, chokingly funny. From Wordnik.com. [Love Among the Redwoods] Reference
Aleck came out of the kitchen with a heaping bowl of ice cream, looked at him and went on up to his room opposite Erick's. From Wordnik.com. [The Plinktonians] Reference
Consumer advocates, however, remain leery of heaping additional costs onto customers in the midst of a struggling economy. From Wordnik.com. [Pepco ready to deploy 'smart meters' in D.C.; pricing still up in the air] Reference
Employers are heaping bigger premiums, more copays and higher deductibles onto their employees to hold their own costs down. From Wordnik.com. [ENROLLMENT ROULETTE] Reference
As a rock band banged such tunes as the reggae classic "I Shot the Sheriff," waiters delivered heaping trays of rice and meat. From Wordnik.com. [Saying a Poem for Peace] Reference
Thanks to some serious scholarships and a heaping helping of elbow grease, the two of us are on track to finish college debt-free. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Bowers: Why Did We Get Married?] Reference
You will seriously impress absolutely everybody when you shovel a heaping serving on this processed deliciousness onto their plates. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
And lets not forget that all women -- famous or not -- take a heaping handful of scorn if they are not seen as "hands on" mothers. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's Dirtiest Little Secret: Nannies] Reference
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