piles

• IPA^(key): /paɪlz/
• Rhymes: -aɪlz

piles

1. plural of pile

   Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

piles pl (plural only)

1. (informal, piles of) A large amount of.

   He must earn piles of money.

• (informal: a large amount of): heaps of, loads of, mountains of, shedloads of, tons of

piles

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pile

From Latin pila (“ball”).

piles pl (plural only)

1. (pathology) Haemorrhoids.
   • 1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "Another":

     Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need)

     The place where swelling Piles do breed ...

   Many women get piles when pregnant.

• Elpis, Lipes, Peils, Piels, Siple, plies, pliés, slipe, spiel, spile

piles

1. plural of pila

piles c

1. indefinite genitive plural of pil

• IPA^(key): /pil/

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piles

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of piler

piles f

1. plural of pile

• plies

piles f pl

1. plural of pile

pilēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of pilō

piles f

1. genitive singular form of pile
2. nominative plural form of pile
3. vocative plural form of pile

piles

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of pilar

piles

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of pilar