Piles - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |paɪlz|  American pronunciation of the word piles
Brit.  |paɪlz|  British pronunciation of the word piles
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verbto pile
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounpile

noun

- venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter (syn: haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid)
- a large number or amount (syn: gobs, heaps, loads, lots, oodles, scads)

Extra examples

...researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung...

...the cellar will need to be cleared of several malodorous, maggot-infested piles of garbage...

...the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers...

Habitations were constructed on platforms raised above the lake, and resting on piles.

If everyone piles in, we'll soon have the job finished.

The books were stacked up in neat piles.

The wharf is built with piles and strongly waled.

Piles of books and papers cluttered his desk.

We spent weeks combing through huge piles of old documents.

She tidied up the books and put them in neat piles.

We've had piles of letters from viewers.

Let's sort all the clothes into piles.

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