A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
I climbed through, and, standing on a pile of stones, lifted and dragged Cleopatra after me.
A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile
A dart; an arrow.
The head of an arrow or spear.
A hemorrhoid.
Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.
A battery (simple device for converting chemical potential energy into usable electricity).
To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow.
A surname.
From Middle English pyle, from Old French pile, from Latin pīla (“pillar, pier”).
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To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.
To give a pile to; to make shaggy.