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   pile

   /pʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another: "he placed the books in a neat pile" Similar heapstackmoundpyramidmassquantitybundleclumpbunchjumblecollectionaccumulationassemblagestorestockpileaggregationhoardloadtowerrickcold deckricklebing
   • ▪ a large amount of something: informal "he's making piles of money" Similar great deallotgreat/large amountlarge quantityabundancesuperabundancecornucopiaplethorawealthprofusionmountainquantitiesreamsplentyinformal:loadheapmassoceanstacktonshedloadslewswagvulgar slang:shitloadassload
   • ▪ a funeral pyre. archaic
   • 2. a large imposing building or group of buildings: "a Victorian Gothic pile" Similar mansionstately homehallmanorbig housemanor housecountry housecastlepalaceedificeimpressive building/structureresidenceabodeseatchâteaumanoirpalazzo
   • 3. a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to produce an electric current.
   • 4. a nuclear reactor. dated

   verb

   • 1. place (things) one on top of the other: "she piled all the groceries on the counter" Similar heap (up)stack (up)make a heap/pile/stack ofaccumulateassembleput together
   • ▪ be stacked or loaded with: "his in tray was piled high with papers" Similar loadheapfill (up)ladepackstackchargestuffcramsmotherstock
   • 2. (of a group of people) get into or out of a vehicle or space in a disorganized manner: "ten of us piled into the minibus" Similar crowdclimbchargetumblestreamflockfloodpacksqueezepushshovejostleelbowcrushjam
   • ▪ (of a vehicle) crash into: "60 cars piled into each other on the M62"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pila ‘pillar, pier’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PILE definition: 1. objects positioned one on top of another: 2. a mass of something that has been placed…. Learn more.

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   noun (1) ˈpī (-ə)l. plural piles. Synonyms of pile. 1. : a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load. … thus Ellet reported that the riverbed was … firm enough to drive piles into for the foundations of piers.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pilePILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks. Synonyms: batch, mound, stack, accumulation, heap, collection, mass. Informal. a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work. a heap of wood on which a dead body, a living person, or a sacrifice is burned; pyre.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Piles are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Piles are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpile noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of pile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPILE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   an amount of a substance in the shape of a small hill or a number of objects on top of each other: a pile of books / bricks. a pile of sand / rubbish. The clothes were arranged in piles on the floor. Fewer examples. He left his clothes in a muddled pile in the corner. He hid the letter beneath a pile of papers.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pilePile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of pile. noun. a collection of objects laid on top of each other. synonyms: agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound. see more. noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.