mul·ti·tude 
(mŭltĭ-td′, -tyd′)
(mŭltĭ-td′, -tyd′)n.
1. A very great number.
2. The masses; the populace: the concerns of the multitude.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin multitūdō, from multus, many; see mel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: multitude, army, host2, legion
These nouns denote a large number of people or things that have some attribute in common or that operate together as a larger unit: a multitude of stars in the sky; an army of ants; a host of problems; a legion of complaints.
These nouns denote a large number of people or things that have some attribute in common or that operate together as a larger unit: a multitude of stars in the sky; an army of ants; a host of problems; a legion of complaints.
- in the extreme
- in the eye of the wind
- in the face of
- in the face/teeth of
- in the family way
- in the flesh
- in the good graces of
- in the groove
- in the hole
- in the interest/interests of
- in the interest of
- in the interests of
- in the know
- in the least
- in (the) light of
- in the light of
- in the long run
- in the loop
- in the lurch
- in the market
- in the middle
- in the money
- in the name of
- in the nick of time
- in the offing