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 class struggle class struggle /klæs ˈstrʌɡəl/

noun

  1. Conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)  ( class struggle , class war , class warfare )
    conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)


 fluorite fluorite /ˈflɔˌraɪt/

noun

  1. A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine  ( fluor , fluorite , fluorspar )
    a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine


 whiskey sour whiskey sour /ˈwɪski saʊər/

noun

  1. A sour made with whiskey  ( whiskey sour , whisky sour )
    a sour made with whiskey


 heap heap /ˈhiːp/

noun

  1. () A collection of objects laid on top of each other  ( agglomerate , cumulation , cumulus , heap , mound , pile )
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
      She piled a heap of clothes on the bed.
    She piled a heap of clothes on the bed.
  2. () (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
    (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
     A batch of letters
    a batch of letters
     A deal of trouble
    a deal of trouble
     A lot of money
    a lot of money
     He made a mint on the stock market
    he made a mint on the stock market
     See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
     It must have cost plenty
    it must have cost plenty
     A slew of journalists
    a slew of journalists
     A wad of money
    a wad of money
  3. [Informal] A car that is old and unreliable  ( bus [Informal] , heap [Informal] , jalopy [Informal] , clunker [Informal, N. American] , flivver [Informal, N. American] , hooptie [Informal, American] )
    a car that is old and unreliable
     The fenders had fallen off that old bus
    the fenders had fallen off that old bus

verb

  1. () Arrange in stacks  ( stack , heap , pile )
    arrange in stacks
     Heap firewood around the fireplace
    heap firewood around the fireplace
     Stack your books up on the shelves
    stack your books up on the shelves
  2. () Bestow in large quantities  ( heap )
    bestow in large quantities
     He heaped him with work
    He heaped him with work
     She heaped scorn upon him
    She heaped scorn upon him
  3. Fill to overflow  ( heap )
    fill to overflow
     Heap the platter with potatoes
    heap the platter with potatoes