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heaping — heap|ing [ hipıŋ ] adjective AMERICAN 1. ) a heaping spoon is completely full: Drop a heaping tablespoonful of the mixture into the pan. 2. ) filled or covered with a lot of something in a high pile: a heaping plate of stew … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Heaping — Heap Heap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heaped} (h[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaping}.] [AS. he[ a]pian.] 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. [1913 Webster] Though he heap up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heaping — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sated, running over, abundant; see full 1 , large 1 … English dictionary for students
heaping — hɪËp n. pile, mound; special area of memory which is used to store important resources (Computers) v. pile up; fill full … English contemporary dictionary
heaping — UK [ˈhiːpɪŋ] / US [ˈhɪpɪŋ] adjective American heaped … English dictionary
heaping — heapˈing adjective (N American; of a spoonful, etc) Heaped • • • Main Entry: ↑heap … Useful english dictionary
heaping measure — noun see heaped measure … Useful english dictionary
age heaping — (AYJ hee.ping) pp. In a survey result, the clumping of respondents ages on certain values, particularly those ending in 0 and 5. Example Citation: According to 2000 census information, there are more than 51,000 Americans who, like Magner, are… … New words
Tūmatauenga — heaping them into baskets to be eaten. The only brother that Tūmatauenga cannot subdue completely is Tāwhirimātea, whose storms and hurricanes attack humankind to this day because of his indignation at the actions of his brothers (Grey 1971:7 10) … Wikipedia
Whipple's index — Respondents to a census or other surveys sometimes inaccurately report their or other household members age or date of birth. Whipple s index (index of concentration) is applied to detect the extent to which age data show systematic heaping on… … Wikipedia
