PILES

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /paɪlz/

Definition of PILES

noun
  1. A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

  2. A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.

    "When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile"

  3. A mass formed in layers.

    "a pile of shot"

verb
  1. (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

    "They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow."

  2. To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.

    "We piled the camel with our loads."

  3. To add something to a great number.

Related words: heap pile up
noun
  1. A dart; an arrow.

  2. The head of an arrow or spear.

  3. 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.

verb
  1. To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.

noun
  1. (usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid.

noun
  1. Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)

  2. The raised hairs, loops or strands of a fabric; the nap of a cloth.

verb
  1. To give a pile to; to make shaggy.

noun
  1. (piles of) A large amount of.

    "He must earn piles of money."

Related words: heap loads mountains shedloads tons

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P I L E S
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

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