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| agglomerate |
to gather into a heap or mass. [3/4 definitions] |
| bank1 |
a heap or mass of something, such as earth or clouds. [2/6 definitions] |
| heap |
to put, cast, or form in a heap; pile up (often fol. by "up," "on," or the like). [1/7 definitions] |
| hill |
a small heap or pile. [2/4 definitions] |
| jackstraws |
(used with a sing. verb) a game in which straws or thin strips are tossed into a heap and each player picks up as many as possible without moving the rest. |
| jumble |
to put or throw together in a confused heap. [1/6 definitions] |
| kitchen midden |
a refuse heap of shells, bones, and the like marking the site of a prehistoric human settlement. |
| midden |
a refuse heap; dunghill. [1/2 definitions] |
| molehill |
a small heap or ridge of loose soil made by a burrowing mole. |
| mound |
a raised pile; heap. [2/6 definitions] |
| pile1 |
an accumulation of things on top of each other; heap; stack. [2/7 definitions] |
| snowdrift |
a heap or bank of snow created by the wind. |
| stack |
a large conical or rectangular heap of hay, straw, or grain. [1/9 definitions] |
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