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pile

27 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pile (noun)
  2. pile (verb)
  3. pile (verb)
  4. pile (noun)
  5. pile (noun)
  6. pile (noun)
  7. cluster piles (noun plural)
  8. atomic reactor (noun)
  9. batter pile (noun)
  10. bearing pile (noun)
  11. chain-reacting pile (noun)
  12. compost pile (noun)
  13. cross and pile (noun)
  14. cross or pile (noun)
  15. disk pile (noun)
  16. heaving pile (noun)
  17. jet-pile (noun)
  18. pedestal pile (noun)
  19. pneumatic pile (noun)
  20. rock pile (noun)
  21. saddle pile (noun)
  22. screw pile (noun)
  23. sheeting pile (noun)
  24. sheet pile (noun)
  25. simplex pile (noun)
  26. tubular pile (noun)
  27. voltaic pile (noun)

1pile

noun \ˈpī(-ə)l\

Definition of PILE

1
: a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load
2
: a wedge-shaped heraldic charge usually placed vertically with the broad end up
3
a : a target-shooting arrowhead without cutting edges b [Latin pilum] : an ancient Roman foot soldier's heavy javelin

Origin of PILE

Middle English, dart, quill, pole driven into the ground, from Old English pīl, from Latin pilum javelin
First Known Use: 12th century

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