| pile2 |
a large shaft of steel, wood, concrete, or the like that is forced or pounded into the ground to serve as a structural and supporting element of a wall, building, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| 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. |