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pile - a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
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heap,
mound,
agglomerate,
cumulation,
cumulus |
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aggregation,
accumulation,
assemblage,
collection the act of accumulating
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compost heap,
compost pile a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
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muckheap,
muckhill,
dunghill,
midden a heap of dung or refuse
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scrapheap pile of discarded metal
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shock the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
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slagheap pile of waste matter from coal mining etc
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stack an orderly pile
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funeral pyre,
pyre wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
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woodpile a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
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stockpile a storage pile accumulated for future use
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pile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
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spile,
piling,
stilt |
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pillar,
column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
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sheath pile,
sheet pile,
sheet piling a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage
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pile - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" |
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bundle,
megabucks |
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money wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
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argot,
lingo,
patois,
slang,
vernacular,
jargon,
cant a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
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pile - 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" |
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nap |
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yarn,
thread a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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pile - place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" |
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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