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- Dictionarypile/pʌɪl/
noun
- 1. a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another: "he placed the books in a neat pile" Similar
- 2. a large imposing building or group of buildings: "a Victorian Gothic pile" Similar
verb
- 1. place (things) one on top of the other: "she piled all the groceries on the counter" Similar
- 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
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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. Henry Petroski. 2. : a wedge-shaped heraldic charge usually placed vertically with the broad end up. 3. a.
PILE definition: 1. objects positioned one on top of another: 2. a mass of something that has been placed…. Learn more.
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.
Pile definition: an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other. See examples of PILE used in a sentence.
Pile definition: A quantity of objects stacked or thrown together in a heap.
A pile is a heap of stuff that keeps accumulating, like the dirty laundry in the back of your closet, or Uncle Scrooge’s money. Pile can be used as a noun or a verb. If you pile rocks on top of each other, you will eventually have a...pile of rocks.
Definition of pile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
n. 1. A quantity of objects stacked or thrown together in a heap. See Synonyms at heap. 2. Informal. a. A large accumulation or quantity: a pile of work to do. b. A large amount of money: made a pile in the real estate boom. 3. A nuclear reactor. 4. A voltaic pile. 5. A very large building or complex of buildings. 6. A funeral pyre.
Definition of pile verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
