The definition of a pile is a mass of things lumped or stacked on top of each other.
(noun)An example of pile is a mound of clothes on top of a bed.
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noun
Origin: ME < MFr < L pila, pillar
intransitive verb
noun
Origin: ME pile, bird's down < L pilus, hair < IE base *pilo- > L pila, ball, Gr pilos, felt
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noun
Origin: ME pil < OE, akin to Ger pfeil < WGmc borrowing < L pilum, javelin
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin pīla, pillar
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English pīl, shaft, stake
Origin: , from Latin pīlum, spear, pestle
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Origin: From Middle English piles, hair, plumage
Origin: , probably from Middle Dutch pijl, fine hair
Origin: , and Middle Low German pile, downy plumage
Origin: , both from Latin pilus, hair
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