Keil — meaning in English

English meaning

• pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
• shim noun A thin piece of material used to fill a gap, level a surface, or provide support.
• wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

Keil is used for these senses in English:

• pile (heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.

pile — full definition

1. noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
2. noun Informally, a large amount, especially of money.
3. noun A long beam or post driven deep into the ground to support a structure such as a building or pier.
4. verb To heap things up, or to move as a group in a disorganised way.

shim — full definition

1. noun A thin piece of material used to fill a gap, level a surface, or provide support.
2. noun In computing, a small piece of code that sits between two systems to make them compatible.
3. verb To fit a thin piece of material into a gap for support or alignment.

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