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tons [ˈtʌnz] Informal
pl n
a large amount or number: tons of money I have tons of shoes
adv
(intensifier) I looked and felt tons better
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Noun1.tons - a large number or amounttons - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, wads, piles
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
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