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English Definitions
pile
N
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
pile
N
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
pile
N
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
pile
N
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
pile
N
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
pile
N
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
pile
N
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
pile
N
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
pile
V
press tightly together or cram
pile
V
place or lay as if in a pile
pile driver
N
a machine that drives piling into the ground
N
dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
pile up
V
collect or gather
pile up
V
arrange into piles or stacks
pile up
V
get or gather together
N
low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage
N
low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers
N
tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
N
a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
piles
N
pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
piles
N
a large number or amount
N
multiple collisions of vehicles
N
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
N
perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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