lot
/lɑt/ noun A2- A large quantity or number; a great deal. · win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot· lots of people think so
- A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole. · a lot of stationery
- One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- A number of people taken collectively. · a sorry lot· a bad lot
- A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field. · a building lot in a city
- That which happens without human design or forethought.
- Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will. · to cast lots· to draw lots
- The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Plural lots
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There are a lot of nice girls in school and we had scrumptious fun playing at dinnertime.
It’s so nice to have a lot of little girls to play with.
“It’s a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot,” said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls how many bites each girl would have.
Lots of the little girls had artificial flowers on their hats.
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