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pile
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- pronunciation:
- paIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a number of things on top of each other, or a mass of material that forms a small hill.
There was a pile of dirty laundry on the floor.The builders left a pile of dirt behind the new house.
- synonyms:
- mound, stack
- similar words:
- bank, collection, hill, mass, mountain
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| related words: |
bunch, cluster, lot, many |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
piles, piling, piled |
| definition: |
to place things on top of each other.
He piled the wood by the side of the house.- synonyms:
- stack
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| related words: |
load, spread |
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