Pile

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NOUN

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)

fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

VERB

arrange in stacks

press tightly together or cram

place or lay as if in a pile

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