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a world of

a world of pronoun: a lot of, a mountain of.

Pronoun

a world of

  1. (figuratively) A lot of, a mountain of.
    • in a world of trouble
    • in a world of pain

Examples of a world of in a sentence

  • You should go on vacation, it'll do you a world of good.
  • There is a world of difference.
  • But if we start governing or conducting foreign policy by poll, by public opinion poll , we're going to be in a world of hurt.1995, United States Air Force Academy, United States Intervention Policy in the Post-cold War World, page 22:

Questions about a world of

What does a world of mean?
A world of means a lot of, a mountain of.
How do you use a world of in a sentence?
You should go on vacation, it'll do you a world of good.
What part of speech is a world of?
A world of is a pronoun.

Words near a world of in the dictionary

  1. a whole nother
  2. a wild goose never laid a tame egg
  3. a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  4. a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
  5. a woman's work is never done
  6. a world of
  7. a worry shared is a worry halved
  8. a yard of pump water
  9. a year and a day
  10. A"H
  11. A&A

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