MUCKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muckle mean? 

• MUCKLE (noun)
  The noun MUCKLE has 1 sense:

1. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent

  Familiarity information: MUCKLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCKLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

muckle; wad; tidy sum; stack; spate; slew; sight; raft; quite a little; pot; plenty; pile; peck; passel; batch; mountain; mint; mickle; mess; mass; lot; heap; hatful; great deal; good deal; flock; deal

Context example:

a wad of money

Hypernyms ("muckle" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muckle"):

deluge; flood; inundation; torrent (an overwhelming number or amount)

haymow (a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation)