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piles (pīlz)

plural noun

hemorrhoids

Etymology: ME pylys < L pilae, pl. of pila, a ball, orig. prob. a knot of hair: see pile

piles Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • rubble: Anyone who tours Greater Manchester will see the piles of rubble, to which my hon.
  • rubbish: What are farmers to do with the piles of rubbish that quickly develop?
  • stone: By now we had become very good at spotting cairns, those tiny piles of stones used to mark the path.
  • paper: On his feet in front of the filing cabinet, David looked back with distaste at the piles of paper littering his desk.
  • material: Avoid leaving any piles of cut material which can be ' torched ' .
  • pier: In less than twenty minutes she is gliding alongside the wooden piles of the pier.

Converse of object

  • see: Anyone who tours Greater Manchester will see the piles of rubble, to which my hon.
  • clear: There was no immediate follow-up to this work, and rangers on this community forest park were slow to clear the piles of docks.
  • drive: In the end we discovered that we could actually drive the piles into the rock, which is what we're doing now.
  • leave: Avoid leaving any piles of cut material which can be ' torched ' .
  • use: Obviously using the endless piles of dosh collected from the photocopier, they proceeded to rebuild around the exam halls that were being used.

Adjective modifier

  • huge: I could choose any from the huge piles of letters in front of me.
  • few: I browsed through a few piles ( yes, I have several going right now ) and pulled all the Tobin information.
  • wooden: In less than twenty minutes she is gliding alongside the wooden piles of the pier.
  • large: This picture shows the large piles of weed that build up in the gullies during the summer.
  • small: These are the small piles of worm shaped earth you can find on your lawn in winter.
  • little: It is plain to see that the nearer one gets to the Officers Mess, the more often the little piles of glass appear.

Noun used with modifier

  • sheet: In the center of the picture, the sheet piles that formed the line of the original wash wall will shortly be removed.
  • rock: Bred to follow vermin into the rock piles, they are very athletic dogs.

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