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HEAP

Definition:

[noun] a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Synonyms: pile, mound, cumulus
[noun] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
[noun] a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Synonyms: bus, jalopy
[verb] bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him"
[verb] arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
Synonyms: stack, pile
[verb] fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes"