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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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   • English (US)

     PILE meaning: 1. objects positioned one on top of another:...

   • Znaczenie Pile, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     pile definicja: 1. objects positioned one on top of another:...

   • Pile: Thai Translation

     PILE translate: กอง, จำนวนมาก, สุมไว้เป็นกอง, ตอม่อ,...

   • Pile: French Translation

     PILE translate: pile [feminine], tas [masculine], empiler,...

   • Pile Turkish Translation

     PILE translate: yığın, küme, yığın, küme, çok, bir yığın,...

   • Make a Pile

     MAKE A PILE definition: 1. to earn a large amount of money:...

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   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.

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