Pile Meaning
There are 11 meaning(s) for word Pile
Meaning 1 : the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
Example : for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Synonyms : nap
Example : for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Synonyms : nap
Meaning 2 : a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
Synonyms : big bucks, big money, bundle, megabucks
Synonyms : big bucks, big money, bundle, megabucks
Meaning 4 : 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
Synonyms : down
Meaning 5 : a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Synonyms : piling, spile, stilt
Synonyms : piling, spile, stilt
Meaning 6 : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Synonyms : batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
Synonyms : batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
Meaning 7 : a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Synonyms : agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound
Synonyms : agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound
Meaning 9 : a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Synonyms : atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor
Synonyms : atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor
Meaning 10 : battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
Synonyms : galvanic pile, voltaic pile
Synonyms : galvanic pile, voltaic pile
Meaning 11 : place or lay as if in a pile
Example : The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested
Example : The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested
How to Pronounce Pile
- paɪl