pile - Meaning in Konkani

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pile - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of pile in English

pile noun

1. a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

   Synonyms

   atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor

2. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

   Synonyms

   nap, nap

   Example

   • "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
3. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

   Synonyms

   piling, spile, stilt

4. battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta

   Synonyms

   galvanic pile, voltaic pile

5. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

   Synonyms

   down, down

6. a collection of objects laid on top of each other

   Synonyms

   agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, heap, mound, mound

7. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)

   Synonyms

   big bucks, big money, bundle, megabucks

   Examples

   • "she made a bundle selling real estate"
   • "they sank megabucks into their new house"
8. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

   Synonyms

   batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, heap, lot, lot, mass, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, peck, plenty, 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"
   • "a slew of journalists"
   • "a wad of money"
   • "he made a mint on the stock market"
   • "it must have cost plenty"
   • "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"

pile verb

1. place or lay as if in a pile

   Example

   • "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
2. arrange in stacks

   Synonyms

   heap, heap, stack

   Examples

   • "heap firewood around the fireplace"
   • "stack your books up on the shelves"
3. press tightly together or cram

   Synonyms

   jam, jam, mob, pack, pack, throng

   Example

   • "The crowd packed the auditorium"

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