(of plants, fruits, etc.) To collect for food
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A heap of things, typically laid or lying one on top of another
“Anastasia grew worried when she entered to find me lying face-down in a pile of papers.”
A large quantity of something
“Should she head for the airport and blow a pile of cash on a plane ticket, or head for the bus terminal and the first bus out of town?”
A very large sum of money
“He was hoping that the investment would make him a quick pile in a short amount of time.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal
A structure, especially a large and spectacular one
A single thin length of thread, fiber, wire, etc.
An atomic furnace or reactor where a chain reaction occurs
A section or stage of a journey or process
A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event
(informal) Money that has been spent on something (usually extravagant)
Positive outcome from the achievement of one's goals
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 move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way
To load, or be loaded, heavily with
To provide in abundance
(of plants, fruits, etc.) To collect for food
To form into a group or groups
Innumerable or incalculable
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