1. a large number or quantity
Usage: informal
2. a type of marine fish with a compressed body, found in warm seas
Usage: zoology

Examples

• There were scads of people at the concert.
• She has scads of books in her library.
• We caught scads of fish on our trip.
• The restaurant served scads of delicious food.
• Fishermen often catch scads in tropical waters.
• The scad is an important commercial fish species.