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Quick definitions from WordNet (pile)
▸ noun: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave ("For uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction")
▸ noun: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
▸ noun: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
▸ noun: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
▸ noun: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
▸ noun: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
▸ noun: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
▸ noun: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
▸ verb: place or lay as if in a pile ("The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested")
▸ verb: arrange in stacks
▸ verb: press tightly together or cram
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #31344)
▸ Also see piling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to pile
▸ Usage examples for pile
▸ Idioms related to pile (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pile
▸ Words that often appear near pile
▸ Rhymes of pile
▸ Invented words related to pile
▸ noun: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave ("For uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction")
▸ noun: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
▸ noun: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
▸ noun: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
▸ noun: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
▸ noun: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
▸ noun: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
▸ noun: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
▸ verb: place or lay as if in a pile ("The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested")
▸ verb: arrange in stacks
▸ verb: press tightly together or cram
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #31344)
▸ Also see piling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to pile
▸ Usage examples for pile
▸ Idioms related to pile (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pile
▸ Words that often appear near pile
▸ Rhymes of pile
▸ Invented words related to pile