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Piles

/paɪlz/

A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

📖 Definitions of "Piles"

noun
  1. 1

    A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

  2. 2

    A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.

    "When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile"

  3. 3

    A mass formed in layers.

    "a pile of shot"

  4. 4

    A funeral pile; a pyre.

verb
  1. 1

    (often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

    "They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow."

  2. 2

    To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.

    "We piled the camel with our loads."

  3. 3

    To add something to a great number.

  4. 4

    (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.

noun
  1. 1

    A dart; an arrow.

  2. 2

    The head of an arrow or spear.

  3. 3

    A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.

  4. 4

    One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.

verb
  1. 1

    To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.

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