a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Used in a Sentence
pile
How to use pile in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pile.
Editorial note
The software is a "steaming pile of shit"?
Examples14
Definitions11
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pile gathered in one view.
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pile.
noun
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
See also: heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
See also: batch
noun
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
noun
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
See also: down
noun
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
noun
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
noun
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
See also: nap
noun
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
verb
arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
verb
press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
verb
place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
Example sentences
The software is a "steaming pile of shit"?
And Woz, if you ever happen to read this: It's still a pile of dough in the year 2014.
Right now, my tab bar shows a pile of orange [Y] icons that all say "Hacker Ne...", which makes them impossible to distinguish.
Unix can be quite easily, and accurately, derided as a heaping pile of text dumps in a simple file system.
Why do they have to lash out like a schoolyard bully at anybody that threatens to put the tiniest dent in their giant pile of cash money?
Believe it or not, we often spend $150 to $200k or more just to make the decision about whether or not we're going to invest in a particular pile of shit.
Home automation is just dying to take off and there's a pile of gold for everyone if you just show a tiny bit of cooperation to get it started ...
In the government agency where I work, $200k would actually be considered very reasonable for a steaming pile of shit.
None of them wanted to read this pile of crap but again persistence can substitute for quality and he eventually got some nice references and quotes.
What a software developer creates with a few keystrokes looks to the lay person now as "magical" as creating a sword out of a pile of rocks looked to a lay person a thousand years ago.
Staring at an empty bank account, a pile of bills & wondering how you're paying rent next month does a remarkable job at distracting you from the emotional aspect of getting fired as well.
He only outed himself as a giant jerk after he had a company that could afford to have a huge turnover, and he had a pile of minions that hero-worshiped him no matter what he did.
What do you think happens by lesser agencies on non-sworn testimony when they see what their big-brother can get away with?And the "behavior detection" has already been outed multiple times as a huge pile of poo.
If I'd decided to rape 4chan for all it was worth, as many would have, I'd probably be sitting on a pretty pile money from now, but as someone who has browsed the site daily for the past 10 years, the thought of seeing it littered with ads and other garbage makes my stomach sick.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pile in a sentence?
The software is a "steaming pile of shit"?
What does pile mean?
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
What part of speech is pile?
pile is commonly used as noun, verb.