lot (Meaning)
lot (n)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
an unofficial association of people or groups
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
any collection in its entirety
(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
lot (v)
divide into lots, as of land, for example
administer or bestow, as in small portions
lot (n.)
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
A prize in a lottery.
lot (v. t.)
To allot; to sort; to portion.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lot
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- taste
- mouthful
- hint
- touch
- handful
- mite
- ray
- particle
- tad
- little
- suspicion
- molecule
- particle
- sprinkling
- sprinkling
- streak
- glimmer
- tad
- suspicion
- molecule
- taste
- ray
- ounce
- pinch
- mite
- trace
- strain
- pinch
- ounce
- touch
- grain
- shade
- bit
- handful
- glimmer
- peanuts
- sprinkle
- hint
- modicum
- peanuts
- mouthful
- grain
- strain
- little
- trace
- spot
- bit
- modicum
- shadow
- streak
- sprinkle
- spot
- shadow
- shade
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Antonyms:
- ace
- granule
- tittle
- jot
- smidge
- shot
- absence
- atom
- dash
- crumb
- scrap
- smattering
- jot
- scintilla
- iota
- piece
- scruple
- section
- smidgin
- portion
- lick
- whit
- smidgeon
- whit
- lack
- scintilla
- section
- piece
- portion
- scrap
- fragment
- smidgeon
- dram
- shortage
- crumb
- drop
- dash
- nip
- dot
- pittance
- atom
- smidgen
- dab
- lack
- granule
- mote
- absence
- smattering
- dab
- speck
- tittle
- shot
- pittance
- speck
- dot
- smidgen
- drop
- ace
- shred
- smidge
- nip
- lick
- smidgin
- mote
- iota
- dram
- scruple
- shortage
- fragment
- shred
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lot Sentence Examples
- I have a lot of work to do today.
- There was a lot of traffic on the highway.
- I ate a lot of pizza last night.
- I don't have a lot of money.
- I have a lot of friends.
- I spent a lot of time on my project.
- I have a lot of hobbies.
- I need to get a lot of things done today.
- There was a lot of wind yesterday.
- I have a lot of books to read.
FAQs About the word lot
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a parcel of land having fixed boundaries, an unofficial association of people or groups, your overa
plot,property,tract, parcel, plat, real estate, frontage,development, lease, patch
taste, mouthful, hint, touch, handful, mite, ray, particle, tad, little
I have a lot of work to do today.
There was a lot of traffic on the highway.
I ate a lot of pizza last night.
I don't have a lot of money.
