English dictionary
pile
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
noun
- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
noun
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
noun
- battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
noun
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
noun
- a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
noun
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
- place or lay as if in a pile
verb
- arrange in stacks
verb
- press tightly together or cram
Example sentences
for uniform color and texture, tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
she made a bundle selling real estate
they sank megabucks into their new house
a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested
heap firewood around the fireplace
stack your books up on the shelves
The crowd packed the auditorium