spates

Noun

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• a sudden forceful flow
• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
• plural of spate

Verb

• come down like raindrops
• become permanently attached
• strike with a sound like that of falling rain
• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
• engage in a brief and petty quarrel
• spawn
• clap one's hands together
• third-person singular simple present indicative of spate

Synonyms

acclaim, applaud, batch, clap, deal, flock, freshet, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, rush, sight, slew, spat, spate, stack, surge, tidy sum, upsurge, wad

Antonyms

boo