heap (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. ăcervus (strictly, rising to a point; as a h. of grain)2. cŭmŭlus (a vast h.; strictly, of rounded form3. agger, ĕris, m. (of soil, stones, snow, etc.)4. strues, is, f. (of things piled confusedly)5. congĕries, ēi (any mass of things brought together) • heap (subs.): 1. ăcervus (strictly, rising to a point; as a h. of grain): a h. consists of grains like itself, a. ex sui generis granis efficitur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45: a h. of silver (lit. brass) and gold, aeris a. et auri, Hor.: h.s of corpses, acervi corporum, Cic. Cat. 3, 10, 24. Adv. acervatim, in h.s: Lucr.: Varr.: Col. 2. cŭmŭlus (a vast h.; strictly, of rounded form: cf. Virg. Aen. 1, 105, insequitur cumulo praeruptus aquae mons): a corpse buried under h.s of slain, corpus obrutum superstratis [caesorum] cumulis, Liv. 10, 29, extr.: v. mass. 3. agger, ĕris, m. (of soil, stones, snow, etc.): v. mound, drift. 4. strues, is, f. (of things piled confusedly): h.s of corpses, s. corporum, Tac. H. 3, 83: Liv.: v. pile. 5. congĕries, ēi (any mass of things brought together): Tac.: Plin. See also multitude, accumulation.