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heap
Noun
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A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.
When we moved into our new house, the old owners had left a heap of garbage inside for us to deal with.
I dumped all of my things into a heap on my bed so I could start them.
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A heap is a lot of something.
If that dog eats my shoes again, he will be in a heap of trouble.
She earned heaps of money when she was 20 and now she doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.
heap
Verb
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If you heap something, you pile it up high.
is my favorite dessert. I heaped it so high on my plate that it looked like a little mountain.
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If you heap something, you give a lot of it.
The police heaped the children with praise after they would not get in a car with someone they did not know.
Her boss surprised her by heaping the blame for the project onto her, when really, the problems were his own fault.
variable
Noun
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A variable is something that may not always be the same.
In life insurance, sex is an important variable because men generally die younger than women.
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A variable is something used in mathematics for an unknown value.
In "x = 1 + 2 +...n = ((1 + n) × n)÷2", x is the variable.
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A variable is something used in computer programming languages that stores data, such as a number or words.
variable
Adjective
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If something is variable, it changes often.
The temperature in the area is highly variable.
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If a group is variable, there are big differences between things in the group.
The expected height of children in 3rd grade is variable.