shedload
A whole lot
Shedload is British slang for a very large quantity: We've got a shedload of work to do, They made shedloads of money.
The word follows the pattern of other -load compounds (truckload, boatload) but with more casual, emphatic force.
Common in informal speech but rarely seen in formal writing.
Vehicle's full cargo
- boatloadLarge informal quantity
- bucketloadLarge informal quantity
- carloadVehicle's full complement
- lorryloadFull truck cargo capacity
wagonload · vanload · containerload · shipload · planeload · busload · cartload · barrowload
Large quantities, informally
- massesBulk or populace
- oodlesInformal term for plenty
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
piles · scads · gobs · lashings · reams · wads · rafts · slews
Excessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
overflow · deluge · avalanche · flood · torrent · barrage · onslaught · inundation
truckload
Vehicle's full cargo
- boatloadLarge informal quantity
- bucketloadLarge informal quantity
- carloadVehicle's full complement
lorryload · wagonload · vanload · containerload · shipload · planeload · busload · cartload · barrowload · trainload
tons
Large quantities, informally
stacks · piles · scads · gobs · lashings · reams · wads · rafts · slews · bunches
glut
Excessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
surplus · overflow · deluge · avalanche · flood · torrent · barrage · onslaught · inundation · profusion
shitload
Vulgar term for plenty