pile


Meanings

  • a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
  • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit);
  • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
  • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
  • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
  • 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 nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
  • arrange in stacks;
  • press tightly together or cram;
  • place or lay as if in a pile;
    • "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
  • PILE v PILED, PILING, PILES to lay one upon the other


Scrabble Score: 6

pile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

pile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

pile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

pile is a valid Words With Friends word