lots

Lot ¹  (lt)

In the Bible, Abraham's nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.

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Lot ²  (lt, lôt)

A river of southern France rising in the Cévennes and flowing about 483 km (300 mi) westward to the Garonne River.

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lot  (lt)

n.

1. Informal

a. A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.

b. Used adverbially with a or in the plural to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.

2.

a. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.

b. A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot.

3.

a. The complete grounds of a film studio.

b. The outdoor area of a film studio.

4. An object used in making a determination or choice at random: casting lots.

5.

a. The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.

b. The determination or choice so made.

6. Something that befalls one because of or as if because of determination by lot.

7. One's fortune in life; fate.

8. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who made a noisy lot.

9. Kind; type: That dog is a contented lot.

10. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit.

tr.v. lot·ted, lot·ting, lots

1. To apportion by lots; allot.

2. To divide (land) into lots.

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[Middle English, from Old English hlot.]

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lots [lɒts] Informal

pl n

(often foll by of) great numbers or quantities lots of people to eat lots

adv

1. a great deal

2. (intensifier) the journey is lots quicker by train

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lots - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers" dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads, piles large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
Adv.	1.	lots - to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" a good deal, a great deal, a lot, very much, much