n.
1.(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
2.a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
3.your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
4.any collection in its entirety
5.an unofficial association of people or groups
6.anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
7.(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham lot v.
1.divide into lots, as of land, for example
2.administer or bestow, as in small portions
Idiom of the Day
steal a base
to sneak from one base to another in baseball
The player was easily able to steal a base during the baseball game.