Noun Definition
pile
1.Definition: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Related Noun(s):batch, deal, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad
Category: General2.Definition: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Related Noun(s):agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound
Category: General3.Definition: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Category: Objects5.Definition: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Category: Objects6.Definition: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
Category: Objects7.Definition: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Related Noun(s):down
Category: General8.Definition: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
"For uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
Related Noun(s):nap
Category: Objects