Pile
nnoun.groupa collection of objects laid on top of each otherSynset:agglomerate cumulation cumulus heap mound
Derivationally Related Form:agglomeratecumulouscumulateheappile
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:pilecollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:compost heapcompost piledunghillfuneral pyremiddenmuckheapmuckhillpyrescrapheapshockslagheapstackstockpilewoodpile
Full Hyponyms:compost heapdunghillhaycockhaystackpyrescrapheapshockslagheapstackstockpilewoodpile
nnoun.quantity(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentSynset:batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
Examples:- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
Derivationally Related Form:plenteouswadheappile
Hypernyms:large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:batchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:delugefloodhaymowinundationtorrent
Full Hyponyms:floodhaymow
nnoun.possessiona large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)Domain Usage:argotcantjargonlingopatoisslangvernacular
Synset:big bucks big money bundle megabucks
Examples:- she made a bundle selling real estate
- they sank megabucks into their new house
Hypernyms:money
Inherited Hypernyms:pilemoneywealthpropertypossessionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.bodyfine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)Synset:down
Derivationally Related Form:pilarypilousdowny
Hypernyms:hair
Inherited Hypernyms:downhairbody coveringcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:lanugo
nnoun.artifactbattery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by VoltaSynset:galvanic pile voltaic pile
Hypernyms:battery electric battery
Inherited Hypernyms:voltaic pilebatteryelectrical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structureSynset:piling spile stilt
Hypernyms:column pillar
Inherited Hypernyms:pilecolumnuprightstructural membersupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:sheath pilesheet pilesheet piling
nnoun.artifactthe yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weaveSynset:nap
Examples:- for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Hypernyms:thread yarn
Inherited Hypernyms:pilethreadcordlineartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energySynset:atomic pile atomic reactor chain reactor
Hypernyms:nuclear reactor reactor
Inherited Hypernyms:atomic pilenuclear reactorapparatusequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactarrange in stacksSynset:heap stack
Examples:- heap firewood around the fireplace
- stack your books up on the shelves
Derivationally Related Form:stackheapstackerpile
Hypernyms:arrange set up
Inherited Hypernyms:stackarrangeputmove
Direct Hyponyms:cordrick
Full Troponyms:cordrick
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the books into the box (apply to: heap) | They --- their rifles on the cabinet (apply to: stack, pile)
vverb.motionpress tightly together or cramSynset:jam mob pack throng
Examples:- The crowd packed the auditorium
Derivationally Related Form:throngmobpile
Hypernyms:crowd crowd together
Inherited Hypernyms:throngcrowdmeetinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: throng) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: throng)
vverb.contactplace or lay as if in a pileExamples:- The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested
Derivationally Related Form:pile
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:pileputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP