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

They drilled through a newly plastered and redecorated area where they discovered three bags inside a tea-towel, with two containing a Skorpion submachine gun each and a pistol in the remaining package.

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While some returned in vehicles, most walked carrying belongings in bags strapped to their shoulders.

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At the airport, for example, visitors with just a few bags are quickly surrounded by two or three young people eager to help in exchange for a small tip.

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Pretty much the only comestibles in stock are bags of candy and jars of baby food, which makes Jeffrey one of the first screen criminals to fret about tooth decay.

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“We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’”

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Related Words

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