spate

Meanings

• (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

Synonyms

batch, 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, stack, surge, tidy sum, upsurge, wad