pile — meaning in English
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English meaning
- battery noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
- cell noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
- flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
- heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
- pier noun A raised platform that extends from the shore out over water, used for boats or entertainment.
- pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
- pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
- sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
- stack noun A pile of things placed neatly one on top of another.
- tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
Senses
pile is used for these senses in English:
- battery (electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- cell A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.]
- flat (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- heap A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- heap (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- on the button (idiomatic) Exactly, precisely.
- on the dot (idiomatic) Exactly; precisely, especially of a time of day.
- pier A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
battery — full definition
- noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
- noun A legal term for unlawfully touching or striking another person.
- noun A group of similar things, especially artillery guns, arranged or used together.
cell — full definition
- noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
- noun A small locked room in a prison or police station.
- noun A device that stores electrical energy, used alone or grouped into a battery.
- noun A small group forming part of a larger, often secretive, organization.