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pile

Letters that make pile

e, l, p, i are letters that make 'pile'

Words within pile

PI, pi, il, IL, LE are words within 'pile'

Anagrams of pile

plie is an anagram of 'pile'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pile

Pilea, piles, piled, pilei, spiles, spile are words created by adding a letter to 'pile'

pile is a 4 letter word ending with e
pile is a 4 letter word starting with p

11 possible definitions for 'pile'

Pile as "arrange in stacks"

Under this definition, pile is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

heap, stack have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of set up, arrange.

Types of pile

cord, rick are types of 'pile'.

Derivatives of pile

pile, cumulation, cumulus, stacker, mound, stack, heap, agglomerate are derivatives of 'pile'.

Pile as "place or lay as if in a pile"

Under this definition, pile is a verb and has the following properties:

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of set, lay, put, place, pose, position.

Derivatives of pile

pile, cumulation, cumulus, mound, heap, agglomerate are derivatives of 'pile'.

Example of pile used within this context

"The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"

Pile as "a collection of objects laid on top of each other"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cumulation, cumulus, mound, heap, agglomerate have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of accumulation, collection, aggregation, assemblage.

Types of pile

compost pile, dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill, scrapheap, slagheap, pyre, funeral pyre, woodpile, stack, stockpile, compost heap, shock are types of 'pile'.

Derivatives of pile

pile, cumulous, accumulate, cumulate, pile up, amass, conglomerate, gather, agglomerate, heap, stack, pack, throng, mob, jam, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered are derivatives of 'pile'.

Pile as "a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stilt, spile, piling have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of column, pillar.

Types of pile

sheath pile, sheet piling, sheet pile are types of 'pile'.

Pile as "the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

nap has the same meaning as pile

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of yarn, thread.

Example of pile used within this context

"for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"

Pile as "a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of reactor, nuclear reactor.

Pile as "battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series, the earliest electric battery devised by Volta"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

voltaic pile, galvanic pile have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of electric battery, battery.

Pile as "fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

down has the same meaning as pile

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of hair.

Types of pile

lanugo is a type of pile.

Derivatives of pile

downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous, pilous, pilose, pilary are derivatives of 'pile'.

Pile as "a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

big money, bundle, big bucks, megabucks have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of money.

pile Usage

'pile' can be a useage of patois, slang, lingo, argot, cant, vernacular, jargon.

Pile as "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent"

Under this definition, pile is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mint, great deal, tidy sum, good deal, mickle, deal, mountain, plenty, sight, heap, lot, mess, pot, peck, hatful, stack, flock, batch, mass, spate, wad, muckle, passel, quite a little, raft, slew have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity.

Types of pile

flood, haymow, torrent, inundation, deluge are types of 'pile'.

Derivatives of pile

jampack, heap, ram, wad, cram, jam, pile, pack, throng, mob, chock up, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich, ample are derivatives of 'pile'.

Pile as "press tightly together or cram"

Under this definition, pile is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pack, throng, mob, jam have the same meaning as 'pile'

pile as a type

'pile' can be a type of crowd together, crowd.

Derivatives of pile

pile, mint, cumulation, cumulus, throng, mob, rabble, mound, rout, multitude, great deal, tidy sum, good deal, mickle, deal, mountain, plenty, sight, heap, lot, mess, pot, peck, hatful, stack, flock, batch, agglomerate, mass, concourse, spate, wad, muckle, passel, quite a little, raft, slew are derivatives of 'pile'.