pile

CEFRA2

/paɪl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of things placed one on top of another.

  2. 02

    verb

    To put things together in a heap.

Examples

  • I reached into the pile and felt soft fabric.

  • They found out truth while examining a pile of relevant documents.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.

  2. A mass formed in layers.

  3. A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

More examples

In context

  • They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.

  • He made a pile from that invention of his.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pyle, from Old French pile, from Latin pīla (“pillar, pier”).