noun
slew
SLOO/slˈu/
A large number or amount.
A slew of apples overflows the basket and gathers around its base.
Etymology
Irish sluagh describes a host or crowd. That idea of a multitude carries into slew, which can describe a large quantity of things as well as a large group of people.
In context
his records were leaked, leading to the removal from their positions of a large slew of police officers and city officials who had been on Rothstein's payroll.
More examples
- We receive a slew of applications every spring.
- The updated software saves us a slew of time.
- She has slews of friends across the country.
Forms
slew · slews