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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

indefinite quantity go
an estimated quantity

large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

noun.quantity

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chunk go
a substantial amount
busload go
the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry
barrels go
the amount that many barrels might hold
sight, deal, pile, heap, lot, mess, mint, pot, stack, raft, mass, plenty, spate, wad, flock, batch, mountain, peck, hatful, good deal, great deal, mickle, muckle, passel, quite a little, slew, tidy sum go
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
pack, multitude, battalion, plurality, large number go
a large indefinite number
billyo, billyoh, billy-ho, all get out go
an unimaginably large amount
carload, boatload, shipload go
the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
infinitude go
an infinite quantity
maximum, upper limit go
the largest possible quantity
mile go
a large distance
million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion go
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
much go
a great amount or extent
myriad go
a large indefinite number
ocean, sea go
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
ream go
a large quantity of written matter
small fortune go
a large sum of money
stacks, tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings go
a large number or amount