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piles¹

  • /paɪlz/

Rhymes with -aɪlz

noun

  1. plural plural of pile Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

noun

  1. informal, plural, plural only A large amount of. He must earn piles of money.

    Similar: heaps of, load of, mountain of, shedload of, ton of

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of pile

piles²

  • /paɪlz/

Rhymes with -aɪlz

Where it comes from

From Latin pila (“ball”).

noun

  1. plural, plural only Haemorrhoids. Many women get piles when pregnant.

Piles³

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Pile

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: heaps, tons, oodles, loads, lots, lashings, dozens, stacks, gobs, rafts, scads, scores, slews, wads, heap, bunch

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noun informal: a large amount

Françaisdes tas de
Italianoun mucchio di, un sacco di

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"piles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

piles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piles

Chicago

"piles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piles.

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@misc{piles_2026,
  title = {piles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}