n.
1.a collection of objects laid on top of each other
2.(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
3.a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
4.fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
5.battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series
6.a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
7.the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
8.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy pile v.
1.arrange in stacks
2.press tightly together or cram
3.place or lay as if in a pile
Idiom of the Day
have had it up to here with (someone or something)
to have reached the end of one's endurance or tolerance of someone or something
The teacher has had it up to here with the bad behavior of the students.
