pile
/paɪl/
noun
- A collection of things placed on top of each other, often in a messy or unordered way.
- There was a pile of dirty laundry on the floor.
- The children made a huge pile of leaves in the yard.
- She sorted through a pile of old photographs.
- A large amount of something, especially money.
- He made a pile of money selling his startup.
- They spent a pile of cash on the new kitchen.
- She inherited a tidy pile from her grandmother.
- A heavy post or beam driven into the ground to support a structure.
- Workers hammered wooden piles into the soft ground for the foundation.
- The dock rests on steel piles to keep it stable.
- The bridge is built on concrete piles driven deep into the riverbed.
- The soft surface of a carpet, rug, or fabric, made of many small threads or fibers.
- She brushed the rug to raise the pile again.
- This velvet has a thick, soft pile.
- The carpet's pile was worn down in the hallway.
verb
- To put things on top of each other, often in a heap or stack.
- They piled their plates high with food.
- He piled the books on the desk.
- She piled logs onto the fire.
- To fill or load something with a large amount of things.
- They piled the sled with blankets and snacks.
- The truck was piled with boxes for the move.
- She piled her shopping cart with groceries.
- To move in a group, often in a hurried or crowded way.
- Everyone piled out of the theater when the movie ended.
- They all piled onto the bus at the last stop.
- The kids piled into the car after school.