Definition of pile

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Pile (n.) A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and velvet..

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Spill :: Spill (n.) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile..
Oyster-green :: Oyster-green (n.) A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc..
Thermomultiplier :: Thermomultiplier (n.) Same as Thermopile.
Timeserver :: Timeserver (n.) One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; -- now used only in a bad sense.
Pilewort :: Pilewort (n.) A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnaeus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles.
Shipworm :: Shipworm (n.) Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See Teredo..
Hayrick :: Hayrick (n.) A heap or pile of hay, usually covered with thatch for preservation in the open air..
Stack :: Stack (a.) A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
Heaper :: Heaper (n.) One who heaps, piles, or amasses..
Pileate :: Pileate (a.) Alt. of Pileate.
Pile :: Pile (n.) A mass formed in layers; as, a pile of shot..
Pileus :: Pileus (n.) A kind of skull cap of felt.
Pile :: Pile (n.) A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; -- commonly called Volta's pile, voltaic pile, or galvanic pile..
Black Book :: Black book () A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III..
Corded :: Corded (a.) Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.
Solid :: Solid (a.) Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall..
Nap :: Nap (n.) The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet..
Epileptic :: Epileptic (a.) Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy..
Suttee :: Suttee (n.) A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character..
Recompile :: Recompile (v. t.) To compile anew.
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