name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of pile form-of, plural

   "Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge."

2. 2
   A large amount of. informal, plural, plural-only

   "He must earn piles of money."

3. 3
   Haemorrhoids. plural, plural-only

   "Many women get piles when pregnant."

4. 4
   a large number or amount wordnet
5. 5
   venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of pile form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Pile form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

abscessbatchblebblisterboilbunion

Example

More examples

"We spend piles of money on the things we don't really use."

Etymology

From Latin pila (“ball”).

Related phrases

blind piles

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