Numerous (4 letters)

{ Answer }

MANY

{ Related Clues }

Loads of
Lots
Lots of
Multitudinous
Plurality
Slew
___ a time
Umpteen
A zillion
"___ are called . . . "
"___ are called..."
"___ are the hearts . . . "
A goodly number
Lots and lots
Number called
The number called
Quite a few
"___ hands make light . . . "
"And ___ a lightfoot lad": Housman
More than a few

{ Tags }

ago, are, before, called, few, happy, housman, light, lots, make, many, moons, more, number, numerous, oodles, repeated, returns, than, umpteen, zillion

{ Notes }

The answer MANY is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

{ Definition }

MANY as an adjective:

1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"