Synonym: batch, collection, heap, mound, slew, stack. Similar words: pile up, pill, spill, pilot, pillow, happily, tile, file. Meaning: [paɪl] 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; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta 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. v. 1. arrange in stacks 2. press tightly together or cram 3. place or lay as if in a pile.
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91. She was sitting at the kitchen table picking over a pile of mushrooms.
92. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.
93. He gave the pile of tins a jog and they all fell down.
94. There was a great big pile of books on the table.
95. He dumped a pile of dirty clothes onto the floor.
96. I bet they are making a pile out of the deal.
97. He awoke to find himself lying uncomfortably on a pile of firewood.
98. The green book is at the bottom of the pile and the red one is on top.
99. The letter had been tucked under a pile of papers.
100. He walked out leaving a pile of debts behind him.
101. He found the piece of paper he had lost at the very bottom of the pile.
102. She came across a pile of old photographs while she was clearing the attic.
103. Someone had put a match to the pile of papers.
104. The book I want is at the bottom of the pile.
105. Under a wide shelf that holds coffee jars stands a pile of magazines.
106. Boats often pile up on the rocks in the shallow water.
107. He banged against the cupboard[http://sentencedict.com], unbalancing a pile a books.
108. The clothes lay huddled up in a pile in the corner.
109. His glance fell on a pile of papers at one side of the desk.
110. Corduroy is the poor man's velvet; its pile is made of cotton rather than silk or satin.
111. She closed the magazine and threw it back on the pile.
112. All that remained of the old house was a pile of rubble.
113. Scrape the dead leaves together into a pile, and then we can burn them.
114. It's been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile.
115. He put the pile of chips in the center of the table and drew a card.
116. I've a pile of work to knock off before I can take my holiday.
117. The book I wanted was at the very top of the pile.
118. She groaned inwardly as she saw the fresh pile of work on her desk.
119. The papers were in a pile, tied together with a tape.
120. I'm tired and there's still a pile of ironing to do.