piles

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see also: Piles

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /paɪlz/

Noun

1. plural form of pile

   Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

2. (informal, piles of) A large amount of.

   He must earn piles of money.

Synonyms

• (informal: a large amount of) heaps of, loads of, mountains of, shedloads of, tons of

Translations

• French: tas
• Italian: mucchio, sacco

Verb

1. third-person singular form of pile

Noun

1. (pathology) Haemorrhoids.
   • 1648, Robert Herrick (poet), Hesperides, "Another":

     Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need)

     The place where swelling Piles do breed ...

   Many women get piles when pregnant.

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Piles

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Proper noun

1. plural form of Pile

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