lots

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: lŏts, IPA(key): /lɑts/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lŏts, IPA(key): /lɒts/ Rhymes: -ɒts === Noun === lots plural of lot === Noun === lots (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads. ==== Usage notes ==== Lots meaning "a lot" is usually treated as a singular noun despite its plural ending: e.g. There was lots of cool stuff at the flea market. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === lots (not comparable) (colloquial) A great deal; very much. === Verb === lots third-person singular simple present indicative of lot === Anagrams === LTOs, OSLT, OTLs, STOL, lost, slot, tols == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lo/ === Noun === lots m plural of lot == Swedish == === Etymology === Ellipsis of lotsman, from Middle Low German lōtsman, from Middle English lodesman (“pilot”). Cognate with English lode (“waterway”), German Lotse, Dutch loods. === Noun === lots c a pilot (at sea) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “lots”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) lots in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) lots in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920) === Anagrams === stol