mickle
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈmɪkəl/
- Archaic
- 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
765
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
632
1.4
A large amount of something
577
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
561
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
447
1.9
A heap of things put together
193
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
100
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
72
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
47
5.7
A large number of things or people
21
2.9
A large number or amount of something
19
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
13
4.8
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
12
5.9
A large number of things or people
9
7.8
A large number or amount of something
3
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
3
9.5
A large group of people or things
1
9.9
A large amount of something
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
9.9
A very large amount of something
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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.