bags

/ bæɡz /

plural noun

1. informal,  a lot; a great deal

2. short for Oxford bags

3. informal,  any pair of trousers

interjection

1. Also: bags I. slang:childrens,  an indication of the desire to do, be, or have something

2. uncouth

Example Sentences

Fortunately, the team is trained in specialized search and rescue methods, and was able to use pressurized air bags to create more space between the rocks.

From Los Angeles Times

I had been to the supermarket and I had all these bags.

From BBC

Once used exclusively by the Wayuu, the largest indigenous group in the South American country, the bags - known as mochilas - are now a staple across Colombia, and popular with foreign tourists.

From BBC

Earlier this year, long queues formed outside Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo's first store in Liverpool, where hundreds of shoppers were treated to a performance by Japanese drummers and received goodie bags.

From BBC

The family covered up the broken windows with bin bags to keep the wind and rain out during the height of the storm.

From BBC

Related Words

• bulk 
• chunk 
• extent 
• load 
• lot 
• measure 
• number 
• supply 
• ton 
• volume