PILE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
   Synonym(s)
   • atomic pile (what does atomic pile mean?)
   • atomic reactor (what does atomic reactor mean?)
   • chain reactor (what does chain reactor mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nuclear reactor (what does nuclear reactor mean?)
   • reactor (what does reactor mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
   Synonym(s)
   • nap (what does nap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thread (what does thread mean?)
   • yarn (what does yarn mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
   Synonym(s)
   • piling (what does piling mean?)
   • spile (what does spile mean?)
   • stilt (what does stilt mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • column (what does column mean?)
   • pillar (what does pillar mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sheet pile (what does sheet pile mean?)
   • sheath pile (what does sheath pile mean?)
   • sheet piling (what does sheet piling mean?)
4. Meaning
   • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series
   • the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
   Synonym(s)
   • galvanic pile (what does galvanic pile mean?)
   • voltaic pile (what does voltaic pile mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • battery (what does battery mean?)
   • electric battery (what does electric battery mean?)
5. Meaning
   • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
   Synonym(s)
   • down (what does down mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hair (what does hair mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • lanugo (what does lanugo mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a collection of objects laid on top of each other
   Synonym(s)
   • cumulus (what does cumulus mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • mound (what does mound mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • compost heap (what does compost heap mean?)
   • compost pile (what does compost pile mean?)
   • dunghill (what does dunghill mean?)
   • midden (what does midden mean?)
   • muckheap (what does muckheap mean?)
   • muckhill (what does muckhill mean?)
   • scrapheap (what does scrapheap mean?)
   • shock (what does shock mean?)
   • slagheap (what does slagheap mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • pyre (what does pyre mean?)
   • funeral pyre (what does funeral pyre mean?)
   • woodpile (what does woodpile mean?)
   • stockpile (what does stockpile mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • accumulate (what does accumulate mean?)
   • cumulate (what does cumulate mean?)
   • conglomerate (what does conglomerate mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • gather (what does gather mean?)
   • amass (what does amass mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • throng (what does throng mean?)
   • mob (what does mob mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
   Synonym(s)
   • big bucks (what does big bucks mean?)
   • big money (what does big money mean?)
   • bundle (what does bundle mean?)
   • megabucks (what does megabucks mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she made a bundle selling real estate
   • they sank megabucks into their new house
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • money (what does money mean?)
8. Meaning
   • (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
   Synonym(s)
   • batch (what does batch mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • flock (what does flock mean?)
   • good deal (what does good deal mean?)
   • great deal (what does great deal mean?)
   • hatful (what does hatful mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • mass (what does mass mean?)
   • mess (what does mess mean?)
   • mickle (what does mickle mean?)
   • mint (what does mint mean?)
   • muckle (what does muckle mean?)
   • peck (what does peck mean?)
   • plenty (what does plenty mean?)
   • pot (what does pot mean?)
   • quite a little (what does quite a little mean?)
   • raft (what does raft mean?)
   • sight (what does sight mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • spate (what does spate mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • tidy sum (what does tidy sum mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • whole lot (what does whole lot mean?)
   • whole slew (what does whole slew mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • large indefinite quantity (what does large indefinite quantity mean?)
   • large indefinite amount (what does large indefinite amount mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • torrent (what does torrent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • jampack (what does jampack mean?)
   • ram (what does ram mean?)
   • chock up (what does chock up mean?)
   • cram (what does cram mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • throng (what does throng mean?)
   • mob (what does mob mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)

PILE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • place or lay as if in a pile
   Usage Example(s)
   • The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • mound (what does mound mean?)
   • cumulus (what does cumulus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • arrange in stacks
   Synonym(s)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • heap firewood around the fireplace
   • stack your books up on the shelves
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rick (what does rick mean?)
   • cord (what does cord mean?)
   See Also
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • heap up (what does heap up mean?)
   • stack up (what does stack up mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • heap up (what does heap up mean?)
   • stack up (what does stack up mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • heap up (what does heap up mean?)
   • stack up (what does stack up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • mound (what does mound mean?)
   • cumulus (what does cumulus mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • mound (what does mound mean?)
   • cumulus (what does cumulus mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • stacker (what does stacker mean?)
3. Meaning
   • press tightly together or cram
   Synonym(s)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • mob (what does mob mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   • throng (what does throng mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The crowd packed the auditorium
   Hypernyms(s) pile is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crowd (what does crowd mean?)
   • crowd together (what does crowd together mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • batch (what does batch mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • flock (what does flock mean?)
   • good deal (what does good deal mean?)
   • great deal (what does great deal mean?)
   • hatful (what does hatful mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • mass (what does mass mean?)
   • mess (what does mess mean?)
   • mickle (what does mickle mean?)
   • mint (what does mint mean?)
   • muckle (what does muckle mean?)
   • peck (what does peck mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • plenty (what does plenty mean?)
   • pot (what does pot mean?)
   • quite a little (what does quite a little mean?)
   • raft (what does raft mean?)
   • sight (what does sight mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • spate (what does spate mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • tidy sum (what does tidy sum mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • whole lot (what does whole lot mean?)
   • whole slew (what does whole slew mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • mound (what does mound mean?)
   • cumulus (what does cumulus mean?)
   • mob (what does mob mean?)
   • rabble (what does rabble mean?)
   • rout (what does rout mean?)
   • multitude (what does multitude mean?)
   • throng (what does throng mean?)
   • concourse (what does concourse mean?)