Definition of 'pile'
Noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Synonyms: heap mound agglomerate cumulation cumulus - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Synonyms: batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint muckle peck plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad whole lot whole slew - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
Synonyms: bundle big bucks megabucks big money - fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Synonyms: down - battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
Synonyms: voltaic pile galvanic pile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Synonyms: spile piling stilt - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
Synonyms: nap - a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Synonyms: atomic pile atomic reactor chain reactor
Verb
- arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
Synonyms: stack heap - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
Synonyms: throng mob pack jam - place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
