pile3 |
the projecting loops or strands of yarn that form the surface of some fabrics, rugs, and the like. [3 definitions] |
pileate |
in ornithology, having a crest that extends from the base of the bill to the nape. [2 definitions] |
pileated woodpecker |
a large black and white North American woodpecker with a prominent red crest. |
pile driver |
a machine that drives piles by repeatedly raising and dropping a heavy weight on the exposed end of the pile. |
pileous |
having hair or fur. |
piles |
the condition of having a hemorrhoid or hemorrhoids. [2 definitions] |
pileum |
the top of a bird's head from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. |
pileup |
a destructive collision involving more than two vehicles. [2 definitions] |
pile up |
to accumulate, with one thing on top of another. [3 definitions] |
pileus |
the umbrellalike, gill-bearing cap of a mushroom or a similar structure on other fungi. [2 definitions] |
pilfer |
to steal, esp. trifling amounts or things of small value. |
pilferable |
combined form of pilfer. |
pilgrim |
someone who undertakes a usu. long trip for a religious purpose, such as to visit a holy place. [3 definitions] |
pilgrimage |
a usu. long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. [2 definitions] |
Pilgrim Fathers |
the group of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. |
Pilgrim's Progress |
a seventeenth-century Christian allegory by John Bunyan. |
piliferous |
having or growing hair. |
piliform |
similar in form to a hair; hairlike. |
piling |
piles collectively. [2 definitions] |
Pilipino |
a language based on Tagalog that is the official language of the Philippines. |
pill |
a small hard pellet of a drug, medicine, or the like designed to be taken orally. [6 definitions] |