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Definition pile in British English

pile noun

noun
/paɪl/
1

a number of things put on top of each other

Example

She sorted her clothes into tidy 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 an untidy way

Example

The rubbish lay in piles on the street.

Example

The old house had been knocked down, and there was nothing left but piles of stones.

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pile mound heap
2

a large amount of something

Example

I'd got through piles of work before lunchtime.

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hoard tsunami wall
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 fibres 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
5

a very large old house or other building

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adobe apartment block apartment building
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acidity acne ADD
Definition pile in British English