slews Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
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noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- 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
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verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; sheer; slew; slue.
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
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verb move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
slew; slide; skid; slip; slue.
- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
