lot
/lɒt/
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
lots of people think so
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
a lot of stationery
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
A number of people taken collectively.
a bad lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
a building lot in a city
That which happens without human design or forethought.
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
to cast lots
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
A prize in a lottery.
Allotment; lottery.
(definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.