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pile

English

🔊 the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
“for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction”
🔊 a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
🔊 a collection of objects laid on top of each other
🔊 a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
“she made a bundle selling real estate”
🔊 battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series
🔊 fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
🔊 a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
🔊 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
“a batch of letters”
🔊 place or lay as if in a pile
“The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested”
🔊 arrange in stacks
“heap firewood around the fireplace”
🔊 press tightly together or cram
“The crowd packed the auditorium”