pile
Things heaped together
A pile is an unorganized mass of things in one place (pile of dirty dishes).
Pile may also designate a large amount, especially of money.
To pile things means to create a pile of them.
If people pile in to a place, they get in quickly.
If things pile up, they accumulate.
Other meanings of pile are a long column driven into the ground as a support; a surface of thick fur or threads (deep pile carpeting); and (usually plural) hemorrhoids.
Heaped earth formation
- stackItems piled vertically
- massQuantity of matter
- mountainTall natural landmass
- tumulusAncient burial mound
barrow · dune · hillock · drift · bank · clump · anthill · cairn
Accumulated reserve supply
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- collectionGathered set of items
- stashHidden reserve
- cacheConcealed storage spot
store · reserve · backlog · surplus · inventory · amassment · aggregation · assemblage
Items piled vertically
lot · mountain · abundance · wealth · profusion · multitude · slew · plenty
Untidy collection of items
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- heapJumbled collection of items
- disarrayLack of order
tangle · muddle · hodgepodge · shambles · litter · chaos · confusion · untidiness
Of chemical electricity
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
- cellBasic unit of life
- electrochemicalInvolving electricity and chemistry
- stackItems piled vertically
anode · cathode · electrolyte · volta · electrode · current · electrical · zinc
Vertical structural beam
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- columnVertical structural element
- beamStructural support member
- stanchionVertical support post
support · shaft · driven · concrete · steel · wooden · dock · wharf
mound
Heaped earth formation
tumulus · barrow · dune · hillock · drift · bank · clump · anthill · cairn · hummock
stockpile
Accumulated reserve supply
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- collectionGathered set of items
- stashHidden reserve
cache · store · reserve · backlog · surplus · inventory · amassment · aggregation · assemblage · repository
stack
Items piled vertically
mass · lot · mountain · abundance · wealth · profusion · multitude · slew · plenty
clutter
Untidy collection of items
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- heapJumbled collection of items
disarray · tangle · muddle · hodgepodge · shambles · litter · chaos · confusion · untidiness · stack
voltaic
Of chemical electricity
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
- cellBasic unit of life
- electrochemicalInvolving electricity and chemistry
stack · anode · cathode · electrolyte · volta · electrode · current · electrical · zinc · copper
post
Vertical structural beam
stanchion · support · shaft · driven · concrete · steel · wooden · dock · wharf · bridge
nap
Brief daytime rest
carpet · fleece · texture · fibers · softness · tufted · weave · corduroy · chenille · fur
charge
Cost or accusation
wedge · chevron · point · field · blazon · escutcheon · tincture · device · bearing · armorial
- accumulationaccumulation, heap, stack, hoard, stockpile
- arrangementsarrangement, orchestration, arranged, array, configuration
- build upaccumulate, amass, snowball, escalate, intensify
- formationsline, circle, triangle, ring, spiral
- Moundsant mound, anthill, burial mound, cairn, heap
- outdoor choresmow, mowing, rake, raking, weed