(of plants, fruits, etc.) To collect for food
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Painful swelling in anus
A significant or considerable amount
“Anastasia grew worried when she entered to find me lying face-down in a pile of papers.”
An abundant supply
Plural for a very large sum of money
“He was hoping that the investment would make him a quick pile in a short amount of time.”
Plural for a heavy stake or post driven vertically into the bed of a river, soft ground, etc.
“Freeport has blamed the collapse of the overburden pile on heavy rainfall.”
Plural for the soft projecting surface of a carpet or a fabric such as velvet or flannel, consisting of many small threads
“It fell to the floor and lay gleaming in the pile of the carpet.”
Plural for a large imposing building or group of buildings
“A huge outcry followed Lord Minto's decision to raze his ancestral pile to the ground in 1992.”
Plural for a building or other structure
Plural for one of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads
Plural for grave
Plural for a small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground
Plural for a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape
Plural for a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed
Plural for atomic reactor
Plural for a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported
Plural for a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event
Plural for a section or stage of a journey or process
(informal) Plural for money that has been spent on something (usually extravagant)
Plural for positive outcome from the achievement of one's goals
A thing or two
A large or sufficient amount or quantity
To place (things) one on top of the other
“They walked around the old wooden house to pile the wood in an orderly stack by the front door.”
To be stacked or loaded with
“Pile the excess pineapples with the rest of the tropical fruits in storage.”
To cram or squeeze into a confined space
“Sometimes, up to eight people have to pile into the small tents.”
To accumulate, collect or store away a certain amount of something
“I was eating indiscriminately during my holiday and would begin to pile on the pounds.”
(pile on/up) To increase or cause to increase in quantity
“If your kid warms up to this kind of talk, ramp up the praise and pile on the compliments whenever possible.”
To move in a group, often in a hurried manner
“A large crowd would pile into the museum to marvel at the dinosaur skeletons, the weather stations, and the planetarium.”
To crowd or nestle closely together
To put or store in a regular place
To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way
To load, or be loaded, heavily with
To amount in number to
(of plants, fruits, etc.) To collect for food
To provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way
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