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/paɪlz/
Meaning & Definition
noun
A collection or stack of items or materials.
The children built piles of leaves in the yard for jumping into.
A large number or quantity of something.
There were piles of paperwork that needed to be sorted through.
In medicine, a term referring to hemorrhoids.
He went to the doctor to discuss his diagnosis of piles.
verb
To arrange or stack in a pile.
Please pile the books neatly on the shelf.
To accumulate or increase a large amount.
She began to pile on the layers of frosting on the cake.
Etymology
From Middle English 'pile', from Old French 'pile', from Latin 'pila' meaning 'pillar or column'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
piles of work:
a large amount of work to be done
in piles:
in a disordered or chaotic manner
a pile of troubles:
a great number of problems
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Slang Meanings
A large amount of money.
He just scored piles from that investment.
A significant number of something, often used informally.
We have piles of homework to do this weekend.