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Definition pile in American English

pile noun

noun
/paɪl/
1

a number of things put on top of each other

Example

She sorted her clothes into neat piles.

Example

a pile of books and papers

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pile mound heap
1.1

a lot of things that have been put or have fallen together in a messy way

Example

The garbage lay in piles on the street.

Example

The old house had been demolished, and there was nothing left but a pile of bricks.

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pile mound heap
2

a large amount of something

Example

I have to do piles of work before lunchtime.

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hoard wall windfall
2.1

a large amount of money

Example

He made a pile from his investments.

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wealth fortune pile
3

the surface of a carpet or cloth, formed by the ends of fibers that have been cut

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cloth material fabric
4

a large strong post that is driven into the ground to support a building or other structure

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frames foundation support
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acidity acne ADD
6

a very large old house or other building

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adobe apartment apartment building
Definition pile in American English