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pile1
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- pronunciation:
- paIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- pile up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an accumulation of things on top of each other; heap; stack.
a pile of laundry
- synonyms:
- heap, mound, stack
- similar words:
- accumulation, agglomerate, assortment, bank, collection, cumulus, hill, mass, mountain, mow, rick
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definition 2: |
(informal) a large amount of anything.
He earns a pile of money.- synonyms:
- abundance, accumulation, cumulus, heap, hill, mass, mound, mountain, ocean, sea, stack, store, volume, world
- similar words:
- hoard, profusion, stock, stockpile
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definition 3: |
the part of a nuclear reactor in which fission takes place.
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related words: |
abundance, backlog, bunch, cluster, drift, gathering, lot, many, wealth |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
piles, piling, piled |
definition 1: |
to place in a pile or form a pile from (often fol. by "up").
She piled her notebooks on the desk.He piled the wood by the side of the house.- synonyms:
- heap, stack
- similar words:
- accumulate, agglomerate, amass, drift, mound, pyramid
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definition 2: |
to place a pile upon; heap.
She piled the floor with the engine parts.- synonyms:
- heap, stack
- similar words:
- accumulate, agglomerate, pyramid
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definition 3: |
to accumulate or gather (often fol. by "up").
He is piling up points toward the championship.- synonyms:
- accumulate, amass, collect, cumulate, garner, gather
- similar words:
- assemble, compile, forgather, group, hoard, marshal
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related words: |
bank, clutter, cock, hoard, load, pack, rain, shock, spread |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to proceed as a group, esp. without order.
We all piled into the taxi.- similar words:
- flock, herd, swarm, throng, tumble
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phrase: |
pile up |
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