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- pronunciation:
- paIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A pile is a number of things on top of each other.
Jordan left a pile of clothes on the floor in his room.My dad always has piles of papers on his desk.The builders left a pile of dirt behind the new house.
- synonyms:
- mound, stack
- similar words:
- assortment, bank, collection, hill, mass, mountain
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| definition 2: |
(informal) If we say that someone makes a pile of money, we mean that they make a lot of money. If someone has a pile of work to do, it means that they have a lot of work to do.
My dad said that professional sports players earn piles of money.- synonyms:
- hill, mound, mountain, sea, stack
- similar words:
- stock
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| related words: |
bunch, cluster, drift, lot, many, wealth |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
piles, piling, piled |
| definition 1: |
When you pile things or pile things up, you put a lot of things on top of each other.
Tom likes to pile up all his coins on the kitchen table. He makes separate piles for pennies, dimes, and quarters.- synonyms:
- stack
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| definition 2: |
If you pile your desk with books, it means that you cover your desk with a pile or piles of books. If your dad piles the back seat of the car with boxes, it means that he covers the back seat with a lot of boxes on top of each other.
Steve piled his plate with mashed potatoes.Angela's family piled the area under the Christmas tree with presents. |
| definition 3: |
When things pile up, the number of them keeps getting bigger.
The dirty dishes piled up in the sink.When Amber's mom couldn't work for a few months, she was worried about her bills piling up. |
| definition 4: |
When you and your friends pile into the car, it means that you get into the car all at once and in a way that has no order.
My sisters and I piled into our mom's van with all our stuff for the beach.- similar words:
- herd
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| related words: |
bank, load, spread |
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