pile

pile
I 1. noun
1)

a pile of stones

Syn:
heap, stack, mound, pyramid, mass, quantity; collection, accumulation, assemblage, store, stockpile, hoard
2) informal

I've got a pile of work to do

Syn:
great deal, lot, large quantity/amount, mountain; abundance, cornucopia; informal load, heap, mass, slew, ocean, stack, ton
3) informal

he'd made his pile in the fur trade

Syn:
fortune, millions, billions; informal small fortune, bundle, wad
2. verb
1)

she piled up the plates

Syn:
heap (up), stack (up)
2)

he piled his plate with fried eggs

Syn:
load, heap, fill (up), lade, stack, charge, stock
3)

our debts were piling up

Syn:
increase, grow, mount up, escalate, soar, spiral, leap up, shoot up, rocket, climb, accumulate, accrue, build up, multiply
4)

we piled into the car

Syn:
crowd, climb, pack, squeeze, push, shove
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II noun

a wall supported by timber piles

Syn:
post, stake, pillar, column, support, foundation, piling, abutment, pier, cutwater, buttress, stanchion, upright
III noun

a carpet with a short pile

Syn:
nap, fibers, threads

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