Pile

noun
paɪl

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

    Similar:Nap
    Type of:ThreadYarn
  • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)

    Similar:BundleMegabucks
    Type of:Money
  • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

    Similar:Down
    Type of:Hair
  • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

    Type of:PillarColumn
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

    Similar:BatchDealFlockHatfulHeap
  • a collection of objects laid on top of each other

    Similar:AgglomerateCumulationCumulusHeapMound
    Type of:AssemblageCollectionAccumulation
  • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

    Type of:Reactor
  • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta

    Type of:Battery

Verb

  • arrange in stacks

    Similar:HeapStack
    Type of:Arrange
  • place or lay as if in a pile

    The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested

    Type of:LayPosePosition
  • press tightly together or cram

    Similar:JamMobPackThrong
    Type of:Crowd

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