barrowloads

Cart-pushed large amounts

Barrowloads is the plural of barrowload—the amount a wheelbarrow can hold.

Like other container-based quantities (bucketloads, truckloads), it often suggests a large but imprecise amount: We hauled barrowloads of compost to the garden.

Figuratively, it emphasizes abundance: She received barrowloads of complaints.

quantity

heaps

Large informal quantities

  • massesBulk or populace
  • tonsLarge quantities, informally
  • pilesMultiple heaped accumulations

stacks · mountains · abundance · volumes · cartloads · truckloads · bucketloads · shiploads · boatloads · wagonloads

gardening

mulch

Protective plant bedding

  • compostDecayed organic fertilizer
  • soilGround matter for planting
  • manureAnimal waste as fertilizer

gravel · topsoil · woodchips · leaves · weeds · clippings · turf · rubble · sand · peat

construction

bricks

Fired clay building units

rubble · sand · gravel · cement · dirt · fill · excavation · demolition · spoil · hardcore

Opposites
quantity/amount

barrowloadshandful

Amount a palm holds

smidgen · pittance · trickle · smattering · dribble

Family

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G