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Definition of galore in English: galoreadjectiveɡəˈlɔːɡəˈlɔr postpositive In abundance. there were prizes galore for everything Example sentencesExamples - Traffic was light, traffic lights are few and the homes he passed have curb appeal galore.
- There are prizes galore for the best dressed male and female, and best hat, plus sweeps and raffles during the day.
- He took him on trips, gave him endless free meals on his tab, gave him contributions galore.
- The game degenerated into something of a muddle for a spell, with both sides missing passes and points galore.
- I'll admit to being biased, being born and bred in South East London, but there are treasures galore south of the river.
- The Dales village is set to play host to its second folk festival when there will be guitars galore and fiddles aplenty.
- Apart from the whales, it's a certainty you'll see dolphins galore.
- We have had gold medallists if not galore, then aplenty, so let's consult them.
- Set in the historic Borders, there are castles and kirks galore, and you can use it as a stopping point on the Southern Upland Way.
- Prizes galore will be available on the night with vouchers and gifts being raffled off during the interval.
- Food and wine galore mix with two balmy autumn days where you can sit and relax, and, listen to music.
- Sunday afternoon was family day in Smith's field with races and stalls and competitions galore.
- There will be music galore with junior music competitions and junior and senior fiddle competitions.
- The birds at my home are very active and I have house finches galore on my feeder.
- There will be turkeys and hams galore to the lucky winners so be there and get your Christmas Day dinner sorted out.
- It's responsible for websites aplenty, spoofs galore, and enough memes to make your ears fall off into your coffee.
- While there are meetings galore, the minutes, if any, are a perfunctory affair.
- The walk will be led by two authentically dressed Georgian characters, and there will be readings and stories galore.
- There will be attractions for young and old, raffles galore, which will include a Super Valu hamper.
- The entry fee is 20 for a table of four and there will be raffles galore on the night so why not come along and support a good cause?
Synonyms aplenty, in abundance, in profusion, in great quantity, in large numbers, by the dozen to spare everywhere, all over (the place) informal a gogo, by the truckload, by the shedload
Origin Early 17th century: from Irish go leor, literally 'to sufficiency'. When the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott wrote in his journal in 1826, ‘Sent off proofs and copy galore before breakfast’, he was using a word that originated in Ireland. Galore ‘in abundance’ comes from Irish go leor, which means ‘to sufficiency, enough’.
Rhymes abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your Definition of galore in US English: galoreadjectiveɡəˈlôrɡəˈlɔr postpositive In abundance. there were prizes galore for everything Example sentencesExamples - Traffic was light, traffic lights are few and the homes he passed have curb appeal galore.
- The birds at my home are very active and I have house finches galore on my feeder.
- Prizes galore will be available on the night with vouchers and gifts being raffled off during the interval.
- There are prizes galore for the best dressed male and female, and best hat, plus sweeps and raffles during the day.
- We have had gold medallists if not galore, then aplenty, so let's consult them.
- The entry fee is 20 for a table of four and there will be raffles galore on the night so why not come along and support a good cause?
- It's responsible for websites aplenty, spoofs galore, and enough memes to make your ears fall off into your coffee.
- The walk will be led by two authentically dressed Georgian characters, and there will be readings and stories galore.
- The Dales village is set to play host to its second folk festival when there will be guitars galore and fiddles aplenty.
- Food and wine galore mix with two balmy autumn days where you can sit and relax, and, listen to music.
- Set in the historic Borders, there are castles and kirks galore, and you can use it as a stopping point on the Southern Upland Way.
- He took him on trips, gave him endless free meals on his tab, gave him contributions galore.
- I'll admit to being biased, being born and bred in South East London, but there are treasures galore south of the river.
- There will be music galore with junior music competitions and junior and senior fiddle competitions.
- Sunday afternoon was family day in Smith's field with races and stalls and competitions galore.
- There will be attractions for young and old, raffles galore, which will include a Super Valu hamper.
- While there are meetings galore, the minutes, if any, are a perfunctory affair.
- There will be turkeys and hams galore to the lucky winners so be there and get your Christmas Day dinner sorted out.
- Apart from the whales, it's a certainty you'll see dolphins galore.
- The game degenerated into something of a muddle for a spell, with both sides missing passes and points galore.
Synonyms aplenty, in abundance, in profusion, in great quantity, in large numbers, by the dozen
Origin Early 17th century: from Irish go leor, literally ‘to sufficiency’. |