(~s)
1.
A ~ of things or people is a very large number of them.
There are a ~ of small quiet roads to cycle along...
Addiction to drugs can bring a ~ of other problems.
QUANT: QUANT of pl-n
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If you say that something covers or hides a ~ of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something.
‘Strong, centralized government’ is a term that can cover a ~ of sins.
PHRASE: PHR after v
2.
You can refer to a very large number of people as a ~. (WRITTEN)
...surrounded by a noisy ~.
= crowd
N-COUNT
3.
You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the ~ or the ~s.
The hideous truth was hidden from the ~...
N-COUNT-COLL: the N