0 objects positioned one on top of another:
1 a strong column or post of wood, metal, or concrete that is pushed into the ground to help support a building
2 the soft surface made by the ends of many short threads on a carpet or on cloth such as velvet:
4 → haemorrhoids UK specialized
6 (of a group of people) to move together, especially in an uncontrolled way:
7 a number of things lying on top of each other:
a pile of newspapers
I’ve got piles of homework.
8 the soft surface of short threads on a carpet (= material for covering a floor) or on some types of cloth:
9 (of a group of people) to move together, esp. in a way that is not organized:
10 to put (things) near or on top of each other, or to collect in this way:
13 said when a store sells large amounts of a product at cheap prices, without spending effort or money on displays, advertising, etc.:
I have a pile of mending to do.
He found the piece of paper he had lost at the very bottom of the pile.
There's an enormous pile of washing-up in the sink.
She had a most elaborate hairdo, all piled up on top of her head.
In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
