pile
Definition
- n. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- n. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
- n. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- n. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
Word forms
- Past participle
- piled
- Present participle
- piling
- Past tense
- piled
- Third person singular
- piles
Example sentences
n.
There was a huge pile of leaves in the park after the storm.
vi.
The kids began to pile up their toys in the corner of the room.
vt.
We need to pile the boxes in the storage room to make more space.