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pileup
pileup
noun
Definition of PILEUP
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time <a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with>
Synonyms accretion, assemblage, collection, cumulation, cumulus, gathering, lodgment (or lodgement), pileup
Related Words agglomerate, assortment, congeries, conglomerate, conglomeration, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, mix, mixture, motley, potpourri; agglomeration, clutter, hash, heap, litter, mass, pile; aggregate, aggregation, sum, totality; backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, kitty, nest egg, reserve, stock, stockpile, store, supply
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