mickle
- noun
- /ˈmɪkəl/
- Archaic
:
gran cantidad
- On thy lap lay I this head laden with mickle care.
Examples
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The community center received a mickle of donations, allowing them to expand their programs.
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An oath of mickle might, and fury shall abate.
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♪ There was mickle melody at that child's birth ♪ Oh, Con!
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The increasing popularity of noncitrus fruit drinks/ades was another contributor to change in beverage consumption during this time (Enns, Mickle, & Goldman, 2002).
Academic text (2004) -
He had a mickle of work to do before the deadline, but he managed to finish it on time.
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After the harvest, the farmer was grateful for the mickle of crops collected this year.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
∞
1.4
A large amount of something
677
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
46
5.7
A large number of things or people
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
13
2.9
A large number or amount of something
11
7.8
A large number or amount of something
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
2
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
1
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
9.9
A large amount of something
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A very large amount of something
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mickle comes from an old English word micel meaning 'great' or 'much', and it is related to the common word much, so a mickle originally meant a 'large amount' and still carries that idea in older or written use.