pile
noun
/paɪl/
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- A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
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tas,
pile,
monceau
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- (informal) A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
- A mass formed in layers.
- A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals (especially copper and zinc), laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; a voltaic pile, or galvanic pile.
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pile
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pile
noun
/paɪl/
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- (heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.
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pile
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- A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
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pieu
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pile
verb
/paɪl/
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- (transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
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ajouter,
amasser,
empiler,
faire pile
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piles
noun
/paɪlz/
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- (informal, piles of) A large amount of.
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tas
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piling
noun
/ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
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[ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]
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- A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
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paroi de palplanches
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