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The correct spelling is piles.
How to pronounce piles
noun
IPA: /paɪlz/
Say it like: Pil-es
The correct spelling is piles. A mass of things heaped together; a heap. For example: "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"
Usage Examples
“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”
“a pile of shot”
“He made a pile from that invention of his.”
Meanings
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.
- 3.A mass formed in layers.
- 4.A funeral pile; a pyre.
- 5.A large amount of money.
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
- 2.To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
- 3.To add something to a great number.
- 4.(of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
- 5.To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
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