piles
piles
Definition
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
