pile, n.
(piles)
freq. cnt. 14
(piles)
freq. cnt. 14
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
agglomerate cumulation cumulus heap mound pile
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(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
sample sentences
"a batch of letters""a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
"it must have cost plenty"
"a slew of journalists"
"a wad of money"
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a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
big bucks big money bundle megabucks pile
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"she made a bundle selling real estate""they sank megabucks into their new house"
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a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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atomic pile atomic reactor chain reactor pile
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the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
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nap pile
sample sentences
"for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
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a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pile piling spile stilt
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
galvanic pile pile voltaic pile
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fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
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down pile