Pile
/paɪl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Pile
noun
- A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
"When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile"
- A mass formed in layers.
"a pile of shot"
- A funeral pile; a pyre.
- A large amount of money.
"He made a pile from that invention of his."
verb
- (often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
"They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow."
- To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
"We piled the camel with our loads."
- To add something to a great number.
- (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
- To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
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