pile
What is the Definition of pile?
Noun:
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- 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)
- a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Verb:
How can I use pile in a sentence?
The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become.
Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor House, but it had not stopped her from giving them a huge pile of homework the day before.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up to yell and cheer as Neville, white with shock, disappeared under a pile of people hugging him.
Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk.
When he woke early in the morning, however, the first thing he saw was a small pile of packages at the foot of his bed.
Other meanings of pile (synonyms, cognates).
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