Kilo Lingo

pile

/paɪl/

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Translation

A number of things lying on top of each other, often in an untidy heap.

Word origin

From Latin pila, meaning a pillar or a heap of stones.

Origin
Latin
Root
pila

Grammar

Gender
Pluralpiles

Examples

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"Pile" is a number of things lying on top of each other.

clothes .

Here "pile" means an untidy heap of things.

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"Piles" is the plural, meaning more than one pile.

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This word is part of lesson 20.