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(sum) total, aggregate, extent, entirety: What is the amount of
the invoice without the tax?
ample adj. 1 broad, wide, spacious, extensive, expansive, great: Her
ample bosom heaved with sobs. 2 wide-ranging, extensive, broad:
In one ample swoop they snatched up all the land. 3 abundant,
extensive, fruitful: The event proved a very ample subject for
history. 4 abundant, full, complete, plentiful, copious,
generous, substantial; sufficient, adequate, enough: He had
stored ample provision of food for the winter. 5 liberal,
unsparing, unstinted, unstinting, generous, substantial, large,
lavish: Steve's contributions have always been ample,
especially at Christmas time. 6 copious, full, broad, detailed,
extensive, extended, thorough: The subject deserves more ample
treatment.
amplify v. 1 broaden, widen, extend, increase, expand (on), enlarge
(on), expatiate on, detail; add to, augment, supplement: Let no
man comfort him But amplify his grief with bitter words. 2
exaggerate, overstate, magnify, stretch: The reports have
amplified the number of horsemen slain in the encounter. 3
enlarge (on), elaborate (on), stretch, lengthen, detail,
embellish, embroider: He amplifies every point in microscopic
detail.
amply adv. 1 widely, broadly, extensively, greatly, expansively:
This fabric stretches amply enough to fit over the couch. 2 to
a great extent, largely, fully, abundantly: My confidence in
her was amply recompensed by her success. 3 abundantly, fully,
copiously: The prophecy was amply fulfilled. 4 fully, well,
liberally, unstintingly, generously, richly, substantially,
lavishly; sufficiently: He has been amply paid for his work.
amulet n. charm, talisman, good-luck piece; fetish: Whenever the man
rubbed the silver amulet, his number would win.
amuse v. 1 divert, entertain, please, beguile, interest, occupy:
Perhaps the crossword puzzle will amuse her while she is
waiting. 2 make laugh, delight, cheer, Colloq tickle: That
form of rowdy slapstick doesn't amuse me.
amusement n. 1 entertainment, diversion, recreation, pleasure,
relaxation, distraction, enjoyment, fun, sport, joke, lark,